Research Methods in Human Resource Management: Investigating a Business Issue, 4th Edition

Chapter - 01: Investigating and researching HR issues;
Chapter - 02: First stages towards an HR project;
Chapter - 03: Finding and reviewing HR literature and information sources;
Chapter - 04: Ethics, professionalism, standards and HR research;
Chapter - 05: Planning the research process;
Chapter - 06: Finding and using documents and organisational evidence;
Chapter - 07: Collecting and recording qualitative data;
Chapter - 08: Analysing qualitative data;
Chapter - 09: Collecting and recording quantitative data;
Chapter - 10: Analysing quantitative data;
Chapter - 11: Writing up your project and making recommendations;
Chapter - 12: Making an impact – the relationship between research and practice

Valerie Anderson, Chartered MCIPD, is Reader in HRD at University of Portsmouth. She gained extensive HRM and HRD management and consultancy experience in a range of different public and private sector organizations before moving to a career in higher education.

Rita Fontinha is a Lecturer of International Business and Strategy specialising in Strategic and International Human Resource Management at Henley Business School, University of Reading.

Fiona Robson, Academic FCIPD is Director of Excellence in Learning & Teaching and Reader in Human Resource Management at Newcastle University Business School.