Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization

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"Structured in two parts, Part 1 covers the foundations of action research, including the research skills needed to undertake research, while Part 2 covers the implementation of an action research project." "This book provides a unique resource for those undertaking action research in their own organization. It addresses the advantages and potential pitfalls, the politics and ethics of researching your organization. The authors provide invaluable practical advice from framing and selecting your project, through to implementation and writing-up action research. Each chapter has exercises and example and useful summary boxes are used throughout." "Doing Action Research is relevant to a broad range of disciplines but especially for those in business, management, education, health and social welfare."--Jacket.

subjects: Organizational change,  Social sciences,  Action research,  Research,  Changement organisationnel,  Recherche,  Sciences sociales,  Organisaties,  Organisatieverandering,  Aktionsforschung,  Recherche-action,  Organization and Administration,  Actieonderzoek,  Health Services Research,  Operational research,  Social research & statistics,  Organization Theory,  Social Sciences Research,  Business & Economics,  Business / Economics / Finance,  Business/Economics,  Management Science,  Social Science / Research,  Reference - General,  Social sciences, research,  85.03 methods and techiques of business administration and organization science,  Organisation,  Aktionsforskning,  Society,  Methodology,  Social sciences -> sociology -> research methods & statistics