Social research and statistics

Arguing that previous critiques of rational choice and deterrence theory are not convincing, Frank Harvey constructs a new set of empirical tests of rational deterrence theory to illuminate patterns of interaction between rival nuclear powers.

This book discusses important methodologies for developing statistical designs, sample surveys and evaluation designs.

Covering the recruitment, selection and retention of staff as well as retirement, dismissals and redundancy, this is an essential textbook for the CIPD Advanced module in Strategic Resourcing and Talent Management.

In today's world of modern research methods, the irony is that even though more materials are readily available now than ever before, this proliferation of sources has actually made the process more difficult for the novice researcher.

Attract the very best talent with a compelling employer brand!

Multidimensionalscaling(MDS)isatechniquefortheanalysisofsimilarity or dissimilarity data on a set of objects.

The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Climate and Culture presents the breadth of topics from Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior through the lenses of organizational climate and culture.

Teaches students how to use R to conduct the statistical analyses most commonly used in political science.

101 Learning and Development Tools is your practical guide to all the most up-to-date training techniques, organized around the classic learning and development cycle.

The Leader in Resources for Training & HR Professionals for the Past Four Decades For 40 years, The Pfeiffer Annuals have helped consultants, experts, and academics in the field to stay informed and ahead of the curve.

First published in 2000, This book has two purposes.

Interpreting human stories, whether those told by individuals, groups, organizations, nations, or even civilizations, opens a wide scope of research options for understanding how people construct, shape, and reshape their perceptions, identities, and beliefs.

Collective Bargaining in Professional Sports provides a timely and practical overview of the impact and importance of the collective bargaining process in the business of professional sports in the United States.

Title first published in 2003.

The notion that one can work in a single company or job for an extended period of time has changed.

Kindness and leadership aren't often synonymous.

Negotiated agreements play a critical role in setting the conditions under which resource development occurs on Indigenous land.

Creativity can be as difficult to define as it is to achieve.

Statistics is made simple with this award-winning guide to using R and applied statistical methods.

In this important new text, Paul Sullivan introduces readers to a qualitative methodology rooted in the analysis of dialogue and subjectivity: the dialogical approach.

This volume seeks to re-energise the paradigm of the New International Labour Studies by detailing how struggles over the construction, reproduction, utilisation and restructuring of labour forces are the contested social foundations upon which the global economy stands.

For decades now, researchers in the social sciences and humanities have been expressing a deep dissatisfaction with the process of research-ethics review in academia.

Public policy and management problems have been described as poorly defined, messy, squishy, unstructured, intractable, and wicked.

Learn to retrain your mind and become more creative and productive with this step-by-step guide to replacing habitual thinking with free thinking.

An essential companion for students across the social and health sciences, this text provides a wide-ranging coverage of qualitative methods complemented by extended illustration from the array of academic disciplines in which qualitative research is found and employed.

Losing contracts at rebid can have a major impact on a business: the loss of turnover and profit, of customers, skills, people and potentially reduced morale and confidence.

This Element explains the statistical foundations of computerized adaptive inventories and how to use the tools provided to implement them.

An insider's look into the largely anonymous volunteers in local party organizations who make decisions in elections with profound implications for American democracy.

The need for a skilled, motivated and effective workforce is fundamental to the creation of the built environment across the world.

Master the modern discipline of Organizational Development (OD), and use it to plan and drive effective change.

The growing pains of a startup's initial year in business require a keen awareness of uncertainties and a willingness to adapt in order to survive.

Ever wondered what motivation is, and why organizations do not and cannot - until now - measure it?

This book develops an intellectual framework for analyzing ethical dilemmas that is both grounded in theory and versatile enough to deal rigorously with real-world issues.

The third edition of this popular textbook has been thoroughly expanded and updated throughout to explore the latest approaches to cross-cultural management.

Explores the changing business landscape of the 21st century and what it means for organizations.

Many organizations worldwide are currently exploring the potential gains to be made from working with virtual teams.

This book describes psychosocial working conditions that negatively impact the mental and physical well-being of employees of various "e;assistance-related"e; professional groups, as well as individuals whose work is related to contact with demanding clients.

Public sociology-an approach to sociology that aims to communicate with and actively engage wider audiences-has been one of the most widely discussed topics in the discipline in recent years.

In this study of pioneers of the field, Goldthorpe explains how present-day sociological science developed from the seventeenth century onwards.

Presenting a thorough, comprehensive theory of spiritual capital based on solid academic research, 'Spiritual Capital' serves to reinforce and amplify the notion of a moral economic core that is beginning to feature in contemporary economic arguments.

Talk is one of the main resources available to qualitative researchers.

Clear, actionable steps for you to build new values, experiences, and perspectives into your organizational culture, infusing it with the diversity, inclusion, and belonging employees need to feel accepted, be their best selves, and do their best work.

Die Klimafrage gewinnt immer mehr an Bedeutung.

This book explores the complex problem of how to measure the 'success' of social organisations, projects and activities.

This book looks at the migration and work experiences of six women who have migrated to Australia from China; Zimbabwe; South Korea; the United Kingdom; India and the Philippines.

Invest in your most valuable resource: your people.

Just like the previous edition, this new edition aims to provide practical advice on how to create, develop, or improve office environments so that those individuals who work within them can do so comfortably and contently.

Spearheaded by Drs Tandon and Hall, this book emerges from the Mentor Training Program (MTP) linked to the UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Research, reflecting over fifty years of dedicated work in participatory research.