Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Part I: Some Basic Issues
5. Some Basic Issues 3
6. 1. Research Methods In Industrial Relations 5
7. 2. What Is Distinctive About Industrial Relations Research? 31
8. Part II: Strategies And Methods
9. Strategies And Methods 49
10. 3. Qualitative Methods: Technique Or Size? 51
11. 4. Quantitative Methods: It's Not What You Do, It's The Way That You Do It 65
12. 5. Experimental Methods 85
13. 6. The Role And Challenge Of Case Study Design In Industrial Relations Research 101
14. 7. In The Eye Of The Beholder: Ethnography In The Study Of Work 113
15. 8. Participatory Action Research: Getting Involved And Creating Surprises At The Workplace 127
16. 9. Large-Scale National Surveys For Mapping, Monitoring, And Theory Development 135
17. 10. Employee Attitude Surveys 157
18. Part III: Comparative Analysis
19. Comparative Analysis 173
20. 11. Comparative International Industrial Relations 175
21. 12. Using Workplace Surveys For Comparative Research 193
22. Part IV: Disciplinary Approaches
23. Disciplinary Approaches 211
24. 13. Digging Up The Past: Historical Methods In Industrial Relations Research 213
25. 14. Legal Methods: Asking New Questions About Law And The World Of Work 227
26. 15. Sociological Approaches To Employment Research 239
27. Part V: Public Policy
28. Public Policy 255
29. 16. Industrial Relations Research And The American Policy-Making Process 257
30. 17. Funders And Research: The Vulnerability Of The Subject 267
31. Part VI: Conclusion
32. Conclusion 285
33. 18. Retrospect And Prospect 287
34. References 295
35. Contributors 321
36. Index 327