Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods on HRM: Innovative Techniques

Human Resource Management (HRM)as a field of research is a broad church, with a wide variety of research methods in use. This handbook focuses on qualitative research methods and explores the opportunities and challenges of new technologies for innovating data collection and data analysis.

The editors have brought together eighteen chapters, written by some of the world’s leading researchers in their field. They begin with the importance of good project design and then move on to reflect on innovations and developments in data sources, such as netnographical methods, legal research methods, the use of news media, and historical research. They go on to outline innovations in data collection methods with particular pertinence to key HRM topics. Finally, the contributors explore innovative data analysis, looking at the importance of computer-supported qualitative research, causal cognitive mapping and deriving behavioural role descriptions from the perspectives of job-holders.

This handbook is an invaluable tool for students, researchers and academics in the field of Human Resource Management.

Contributors include: P. Ackers, S. Branch, R. Cameron, C. Cassell, G. Clarkson, J. Cogin, J. Ewart, M.T. Hardin, M. Humphreys, R. Johnstone, M. Learmonth, D. Lewin, R. Loudoun, F. Malik, A. McDowall, J.L. Ng, W. Nienhüeser, L.S. Radcliffe, S. Ramsay, J. Richards, C. Rojon, S. Sambrook, M.N.K. Saunders, K. Townsend, K.L. Unsworth, R. Winter,

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Qualitative Research In Hrm: Innovation Over Stagnation
PART I DESIGNING QUALITATIVE PROJECTS
Chapter 2 The Role Of Qualitative Methods In Mixed Methods Designs
Chapter 3 Anchoring Qualitative Methods For Longitudinal Studies
Chapter 4 Autoethnography: A Novel Way To Study Hrm

PART II INNOVATIONS IN DATA SOURCES
Chapter 5 Using Legal Research Methods In Human Resource Management Research
Chapter 6 The Use Of News Media As A Data Source In Hrm Research: Exploring Society’S Perceptions
Chapter 7 Netnographical Methods And The Challenge Of Researching Hidden And Secretive Employee Social Media Practices
Chapter 8 Doing Historical Research In Human Resource Management: With Some Reflections On An Academic Career
Chapter 9 Thinking About Philosophical Methods In Human Resources

PART III INNOVATIONS IN DATA COLLECTION METHODS
Chapter 10 An Experiment With “The Miracle Question”: An Innovative Data Collection Technique In Hr Research
Chapter 11 Using Photo-Elicitation To Understand Experiences Of Work–Life Balance
Chapter 12 Using Qualitative Repertory Grid Interviews To Gather Shared Perspectives In A Sequential Mixed Methods Research Design
Chapter 13 Free Verbal Associations: Measuring What People Think About Employee Participation
Chapter 14 Using Qualitative Diaries To Uncover The Complexities Of Daily Experiences
Chapter 15 Autoethnographic Vignettes In Hrm

PART IV INNOVATIVE DATA ANALYSIS
Chapter 16 Computer-Supported Qualitative Research
Chapter 17 Cross-Cultural Hrm Research: The Potential Of Causal Cognitive Mapping
Chapter 18 Deriving Behavioural Role Descriptions From The Perspectives Of Job-Holders: An Illustrative Example