Includes index.

Front Cover ; Half-Title ; Title ; Copyright ; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Walkthrough of textbook features and online resources ; Part 1: INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1: Investigating and Researching HR Issues; Researching HR issues; Getting started: the research process and the skills you need; What is research in HR?; What kind of a researcher are you?; Requirements for student projects; Writing your research proposal; Working with your supervisor; Managing the research project; Working as a practitioner-researcher; Summary; Review and reflect; Explore further. Part 2: PLAN AND DESIGN THE RESEARCHChapter 2: First Stages Towards an HR Project; How to use this chapter; Deciding what to research and developing a credible justification for your project; Establishing the focus of the project; Approaches to research methodology; Research design issues; Access to data; Final preparations --
project planning; Summary; Review and reflect; Explore further; Chapter 3: Finding and Reviewing HR Literature and Information Sources; How to use this chapter; Why read, when to read and what to read; Different types of literature. Searching for and finding appropriate literature and information sourcesEvaluating your sources; Reading the literature and making notes; Evaluation and analysis; The structure of the literature review; Referencing and citations; Summary; Review and reflect; Explore further; Chapter 4: Ethics, Professionalism and HR Research; How to use this chapter; Hr professionalism and ethical conduct; HR research and research ethics; Ethics in a digitised society; Research ethics at different stages of your project; The positive features of ethical assessment processes; Summary; Review and reflect. Explore furtherChapter 5: Planning the Research Process; How to use this chapter; Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research; Research, theory and practice; Data quality issues; Planning to gather data; Writing up the methodology; Summary; Review and reflect; Explore further; Part 3: IMPLEMENT YOUR RESEARCH; Chapter 6: Finding and Using Documents and Organisational Evidence; How to use this chapter; Different forms of documentary evidence; Using data from organisational management information systems; Finding and selecting appropriate secondary data sources. Analysing documentary and organisational informationSummary; Review and reflect; Explore further; Chapter 7: Collecting and Recording Qualitative Data; How to use this chapter; The value of qualitative data in HR research; Observation and participation; Data from individuals; Focus groups; Sample selection for qualitative research; Making sense of the data; Summary; Review and reflect; Explore further; Chapter 8: Analysing Qualitative Data; How to use this chapter; The process of qualitative analysis; Categorising and coding data; Different approaches to analysis; Data display processes.