Research methods for organizational studies
Donald P. Schwab
| Year of publication: |
2005 ; 2nd ed
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| Authors: | Schwab, Donald P. |
| Publisher: |
Mahwah, N.J : L. Erlbaum Associates |
| Subject: | Wissenschaftliche Methode | Scientific method | Organisationsforschung | Organizational research |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] ; Table of Contents [gbv.de] |
| Extent: | Online-Ressource (xxi, 329 p) ill |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-313) and indexes Cover; RESEARCH METHODS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES; Copyright; Contents; Preface; About the Author; I Overview; 1 Introduction; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; A POINT OF VIEW; OBJECTIVES AND ORGANIZATION; SUMMARY; FOR REVIEW; Terms to Know; 2 A Model of Empirical Research; RESEARCH VARIABLES; Conceptual and Operational Variables; Dependent and Independent Variables; THE MODEL; Conceptual Relationships; Operational Relationships; Empirical Relationships; Causal Relationships at an Empirical Level; Conceptual to Operational Relationships; GENERALIZING FROM THE MODEL; Statistical Generalization External GeneralizationSUMMARY; FOR REVIEW; Terms to Know; Things to Know; Issues to Discuss; II Measurement: Understanding Construct Validity; 3 Measurement Foundations: Validity and Validation; CONSTRUCT DEFINITIONS; Construct Domain; Nomological Networks; CONSTRUCT DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY CHALLENGES; Random Errors; Systematic Errors; Scores Are Critical; CONSTRUCT VALIDATION; Content Validity; Reliability; Types of Reliability; Reliability and Construct Validity; Convergent Validity; Discriminant Validity; Criterion-Related Validity; Investigating Nomological Networks SUMMARYFOR REVIEW; Terms to Know; Things to Know; 4 Measurement Applications: Research Questionnaires; QUESTIONNAIRE DECISIONS; Alternatives to Questionnaire Construction; Secondary Data; Questionnaires Developed by Others; Questionnaire Type; Self-Reports Versus Observations; Interviews Versus Written Questionnaires; QUESTIONNAIRE CONSTRUCTION; Content Domain; Items; Item Wording; Item Sequence; Scaling; QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE STYLES; Self-Reports; Observations; Implications for Questionnaire Construction and Use; PILOT TESTING; SUMMARY; FOR REVIEW; Terms to Know; Things to Know PART II SUGGESTED READINGSIII Design: Addressing Internal Validity; 5 Research Design Foundations; CAUSAL CHALLENGES; Causal Direction; Specification: Uncontrolled Variables and the Danger of Bias; Bias; Spurious Relationships; Suppressor Variables; Noise; Mediators; Moderators; USING DESIGN TO ADDRESS CAUSAL CHALLENGES; Sampling: Selecting Cases to Study; Restriction of Range; Comparison Groups; Measurement Decisions; Control Over Independent Variables; Measurement and Statistical Control; Administering Measures to Cases; Matching; Random Assignment; DESIGN TYPES; Experiments Quasi-ExperimentsField Studies and Surveys; SUMMARY; FOR REVIEW; Terms to Know; Questions for Review; Issues to Discuss; 6 Design Applications: Experiments and Quasi-Experiments; BASIC DESIGNS; Design A1: Cross-Sectional Between-Cases Design; Design B1: Longitudinal Within-Cases Design; THREATS TO INTERNAL VALIDITY; Threats from the Research Environment; Demands on Participants; Researcher Expectations; Threats in Between-Cases Designs; Threats in Longitudinal Designs; ADDITIONAL DESIGNS; Design C1: Longitudinal Between-Cases; Design D: Cross-Sectional Factorial Design Design E: Cross-Sectional Design with Covariate Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web |
| ISBN: | 0-8058-4727-8 ; 978-0-8058-4727-7 ; 978-0-8058-4727-7 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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