Synopses & Reviews
Any research study needs a solid design before data collection or analysis can begin. This design ensures that any experimental evidence obtained by a researcher serves its purpose in making the researcher's argument more robust. Just as an architect prepares a blueprint before he approves a construction project, a researcher needs to prepare a plan their own before they start their research.
The Palgrave Handbook of Research Design in Business and Management uses a new state-of-the-art research design typology model to guide researchers in creating the blueprints for their experiments. By focusing on theory and cutting-edge empirical best-practices, this handbook utilizes visual techniques to appease all learning styles.
Synopsis
The Palgrave Handbook of Research Design in Business and Managemen t uses a new state-of-the-art research design typology model to guide researchers in creating the blueprints for their experiments. By focusing on theory and cutting-edge empirical best-practices, this handbook utilizes visual techniques to appease all learning styles.
About the Author
Dr. Kenneth David Strang is CEO of APPC Research, Australia, and Professor at the State University of New York, Plattsburgh at Queensbury campus, USA. Dr. Strang has over 31 years of combined industry with research experience, several degrees and certifications, and numerous published studies. Prior to becoming a professor, he had worked for Blue Cross, IBM, and as a project manager. In 2011, he founded and served as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management. He is also an Area Editor/Associate Editor for six other journals.
Table of Contents
Preliminary Material
i. Foreword: Vision and Reality; Joseph F. Hair, Jr
ii. Preface: What's Unique for Practitioners; Kenneth D. Strang
Research Design Guidelines
1. Why Practitioner-Scholars Need a Research Design Typology; Kenneth D. Strang
2. Articulating a Research Design Ideology; Kenneth D. Strang
3. Developing a Goal-Driven Research Strategy; Kenneth D. Strang
4. Matching Research Method with Ideology and Strategy; Kenneth D. Strang
5. Selecting Research Techniques for a Method and Strategy; Kenneth D. Strang
6. Design Issues in Cross-Cultural Research: Suggestions for Researchers; Linda Brennan, Lukus Parker, Dang Nguyen, Torgeir Aleti
7. Establishing Rationale and Significance of Research; Judith Hahn
8. Organizing and Conducting Scholarly Literature Reviews; Linnaya Graf
9. Interpreting Findings and Discussing Implications for all Ideologies; Mary Ann Rafoth, George Semich, Richard Fuller
Positivist Applications
10. Implications of Experimental Versus Quasi-Experimental Designs; Jeremy W. Grabbe
11. Structural Equation Modeling: Principles, Processes, and Practices; Sewon Kim, Edward Sturman, Eun Sook Kim
12. Correlation to Logistic Regression Illustrated with a Victimization-Sexual Orientation Study; Creaig A. Dunton, Mark Beaulieu
13. Survey Method versus Longitudinal Surveys and Observation for Data Collection; John F. Gaski
14. Cross-Sectional Survey and Correspondence Analysis of Financial Manager Behavior; Kenneth D. Strang
15. Control Variables: Problematic Issues and Best Practices; Leon Schjoedt, Krittaya Sangboon
16. Monte-Carlo Simulation Using Excel: Case Study in Financial Forecasting; Seifedine Kadry
Pragmativist Applications
17. Critical Analysis using Four Case Studies Across Industries; Linnaya Graf
18. Integrating Multiple Case Studies with a Merger and Acquisition Example; Lars Schweizer
19. Iterative-Pragmatic Case Study Method and Comparisons with other Case Study Method Ideologies; Harm-Jan Steenhuis
20. Action Research Applied with Two Single Case Studies; Angeline Lim, Dae Seok-Chai
21. Transportation Queue Action Research at an Australian Titanium Dioxide Mining Refinery; Kenneth D. Strang
22. Participant Observation as Ethnography or Ethnography as Participant Observation in Organizational Research; Peter Sandiford
Constructivist Applications
23. Constructivist Grounded Theory Applied to a Culture Study; Narasimha R.Vajjhala
24. Phenomenology Variations from Traditional Approaches to Eidetic and Hermeneutic Applications; Jillian McCarthy
25. Hermeneutic and Eidetic Phenomenology Applied to a Clinical Healthcare Study; Jillian McCarthy
26. Structure of a Dissertation for a Participatory Phenomenology Design; Judith Hahn
27. Emancipatory Phenomenology Applied to a Child Sex Offender Study; Rodney Alexander
Final Generalizations and Descriptive Characteristics
28. Gaps to Address in Future Research Design Practices; Kenneth D. Strang, Linda Brennan, Narasimha R.Vajjhala, Judith Hahn
29. Contributor Biographies