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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816817403321

Autore

Schwab Donald P

Titolo

Research methods for organizational studies / / Donald P. Schwab

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2005

ISBN

1-282-32164-1

9786612321641

1-4106-1128-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (388 p.)

Disciplina

302.3/5/072

Soggetti

Organization - Research - Methodology

Research - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-313) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; About the Author; I: OVERVIEW; II: MEASUREMENT: UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; III: DESIGN: ADDRESSING INTERNAL VALIDITY; IV: ANALYSIS: INVESTIGATING EMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIPS; V: STATISTICAL VALIDATION; VI: GENERALIZATION: ADDRESSING EXTERNAL VALIDITY; VII: RESEARCH REPORTS; VIII: EXTENSIONS; Glossary; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This revision of a best selling research methods textbook introduces social science methods as applied broadly to the study of issues that arise as part of organizational life. These include issues involving organizational participants such as managers, teachers, customers, patients and clients, and transactions within and between organizations. In this new edition, chapter 19 now focuses on describing the modeling process and outcomes. An entirely new chapter 20 now addresses challenges to modeling. It goes substantially beyond a discussion of statistical inference. It also discusses