Research Methods in Human Resource Management : Investigating a Business Issue

Dr. Valerie Anderson, Chartered MCIPD, is Principal Lecturer in HRM at Portsmouth University Business School, UK. 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. Valerie's main teaching activities relate to research methods, leadership and management, and learning, training and development. Her research interests are focused on learning and development in work organizations. She was the lead researcher for two CIPD research projects: The Value of Learning (2007) and Coaching at the Sharp End (2009).

PART 1: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Investigating and Researching HR Issues
PART 2: PLANNING YOUR RESEARCH PROJECT
Chapter 2: First Stages Towards an HR Project
Chapter 3: Finding and Reviewing HR Literature and Information Sources
Chapter 4: Ethics, Professionalism and HR Research
Chapter 5: Planning the Research Process
PART 3: ACTING AND OBSERVING
Chapter 6: Finding and Using Documents and Organisational Evidence
Chapter 7: Collecting and Recording Qualitative Data
Chapter 8: Analysing Qualitative Data
Chapter 9: Collecting and Recording Quantitative Data
Chapter 10: Analysing Quantitative Data
PART 4: REFLECTION
Chapter 11: Writing Up your Project and Making Recommendations
Chapter 12: Developing Effective Links Between Research and Practice
References
Index