Social research and statistics

Align HR practices with your objectives and keep your company competitive A company's ability to grow and stay on top of customer demand has always depended heavily on the quality of its people.

Based on the author's own wealth of experience this timely, engaging book helps first-time researchers to discover the excitement of grounded theory.

The number of homeless people in America has continued to grow at an alarming rate since the 1970s.

Over the course of 20 years and eight editions, the goals of the book have remained the same: to prepare students to participate in evaluative activities within their organizations, become beginning critical producers and consumers of the professional evaluative literature, and reap the benefits of more advanced evaluation courses and texts.

"e;How great to have this practical introduction to doing critical discourse analysis, especially one that provides examples of multimodal discourse analysis.

Tailored to meet the needs of business students, this book allows readers to navigate the core legal provisions in employment law and get to grips with crucial issues.

"e;Carefully distinguishing between big data and open data, and exploring various data infrastructures, Kitchin vividly illustrates how the data landscape is rapidly changing and calls for a revolution in how we think about data.

This book takes readers on a fascinating intellectual journey that showcases SHE-Q as the next great emerging intelligence-a force that can remake the world.

Based on the author's own wealth of experience this timely, engaging book helps first-time researchers to discover the excitement of grounded theory.

For courses in Experimental Methods and in Research Methods in Political Science and Sociology

 

An informative and unintimidating look at the basics of research in the social and behavioural sciences

Exploring Research makes research methods accessible for students – describing how to collect and analyse data, and providing thorough instruction on how to prepare and write a research proposal and manuscript.

The Chartered Human Resources Business Partner (TM) (CHRBP) credential is a professional certification that demonstrates the attainment of a defined level of technical knowledge and experience as an HR Business Partner, professional practice, and ethical behavior.

"e;Carefully distinguishing between big data and open data, and exploring various data infrastructures, Kitchin vividly illustrates how the data landscape is rapidly changing and calls for a revolution in how we think about data.

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An innovative and thought-provoking resource designed to support the study of International and Human Resource Management and Employment Relations.

"e;How great to have this practical introduction to doing critical discourse analysis, especially one that provides examples of multimodal discourse analysis.

A Certified Learning and Development Manager is an experienced professional who has earned the accredited gold-standard Certified Learning and Development Manager credential from The Global Academy of Finance and Management (R).

This textbook aims to give an introduction to the use of documentary sources in social research.

The authors report research that considers writing in all levels of schooling, in science, in the public sphere, and in the workplace, as well as the relationship among these various places of writing.

Proven techniques for resolving workplace conflicts After years of seeing clients struggling and their businesses suffering with destructive conflicts, Diane Katz developed The Working Circle, a step-by-step process that helps everyone in business resolve conflict in a non-confrontational, creative, collaborative way.

The must-read summary of Brian Becker, Mark Huselid and Richard Beatty's book: "e;The Differentiated Workforce: Transforming Talent into Strategic Impact"e;.

Researchers conducting interviews in the social sciences quickly find that there is no single best way to approach their task.

Proven techniques for resolving workplace conflicts After years of seeing clients struggling and their businesses suffering with destructive conflicts, Diane Katz developed The Working Circle, a step-by-step process that helps everyone in business resolve conflict in a non-confrontational, creative, collaborative way.

Representations of Youth examines the various constructions of 'youth' and 'adolescence' in recent British and North American research.

How can you analyse narratives, interviews, field notes, or focus group data?

The SAGE Handbook of Social Media Research Methods offers a step-by-step guide to overcoming the challenges inherent in research projects that deal with 'big and broad data', from the formulation of research questions through to the interpretation of findings.

Educational policy-makers around the world constantly make decisions about how to use scarce resources to improve the education of children.

This accessible and authoritative introduction is essential for education students and researchers needing to use quantitative methods for the first time.

The Certified Human Resources Analyst (TM) credential is a world-class certification that demonstrates the attainment of a defined level of technical knowledge and experience in human resources analytical practices and ethical behavior.

Researchers conducting interviews in the social sciences quickly find that there is no single best way to approach their task.

An innovative and thought-provoking resource designed to support the study of International and Human Resource Management and Employment Relations.

Deteriorating job performance resulting from alcohol and drug dependency requires special handling and specific skills.

A fascinating account of how radical researchers have used experiments to overturn conventional wisdom and shaped life as we know itExperiments have consistently been used in the hard sciences, but in recent decades social scientists have adopted the practice.

How can you analyse narratives, interviews, field notes, or focus group data?

"e;If executives are tired of fleeting efforts on productivity management and want a pathway to effectiveness, then [this book] is a must read.

Over the course of 20 years and eight editions, the goals of the book have remained the same: to prepare students to participate in evaluative activities within their organizations, become beginning critical producers and consumers of the professional evaluative literature, and reap the benefits of more advanced evaluation courses and texts.

Align HR practices with your objectives and keep your company competitive A company's ability to grow and stay on top of customer demand has always depended heavily on the quality of its people.

The Certified in Human Resources (TM) (CHR) credential is a professional world-class certification that demonstrates the attainment of a defined level of technical knowledge in human resources practices and ethical behavior.