Doing action research in your own organization / by David, Coghlan and Teresa, Brannick.
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TextPublisher: London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2014Edition: 4th edDescription: xxi, 206 p. ; illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781446272572 (pbk.)Subject(s): Action research | Organizational change | Organizational change | Action research | Aktionsforschung | Organisation | Aktionsforskning | SocietyDDC classification: 300.72 | Item type | Current library | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| JKRC Social Science Complex | JKRC Social Science Complex | 300.72 COG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Acc.No. PN106680 | BCL2705 |
Previous edition: 2010.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-200) and indexes.
PART 1 FOUNDATIONS -- 1 Introducting Action Research -- 2 Knowing in Action -- 3 Understanding Action Reserch -- PART II IMPLEMENTATION -- 4 Constructing and Selecting Your Insider Project -- 5 Designing and Implementing your Action Research Project -- 6 Interlevel Dynamics in Insider Action Research -- 7 Using Framework to Study Organizations in Action -- PART III ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN RESEARCHING YOUR OWN ORGANIZATION -- 8 Researching your Own Organization -- 9 Preunderstanding, Role Duality and Access -- 10 Managing Ethics and Organizational Politics -- 11 Writing up your Insider Action Research Work -- 12 In Conclusion.
This text provides a primer on action research, and how to use it to understand organizations. The author's unique resource addresses the potential pitfalls, the politics and ethics of researching your own organization.
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