{"product_id":"studying-organizations-using-critical-realism-a-practical-guide-9780199665525","title":"Studying Organizations Using Critical Realism: A Practical Guide","description":"The development of Critical Realism (CR), as a philosophy of science, is generally attributed to a series of books by Roy Bhaskar. It has proven to be influential, not least because it has an affinity with many people's views about the way the world fits together, both within and outside of\u003cbr\u003eacademia. Whilst there are numerous contributions outlining CR theory in sociological and organizational research, as well as general texts about realist ontology, work delineating the consequences of these views for research practice is an emerging area of interest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book aims to fill a significant gap in the literature by providing a practical guide to the application of CR in empirical research projects. More specifically, it explores the methodological consequences of committing to a CR ontology--the assumptions that researchers from this tradition make\u003cbr\u003eabout the nature of reality. These assumptions are important because ontological commitments, which relate what we believe exists, often affect our epistemological concerns, which relate to our beliefs about how whatever exists can be studied and known. Thus, for a researcher, ontology and\u003cbr\u003eepistemology are important because they have consequences for the possibilities and limits of the research methods, techniques, and analyses that they employ. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book explains what CR is and outlines the logic of research design. In a series of chapters on major social science research methods, purpose-written by experts in the relevant technique, the book contains extended illustration of how to conduct inquiry using CR.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul K. Edwards, Joe O'Mahoney, Steve Vincent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press (Us)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199665525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul K. Edwards, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of Employment Relations, University of Birmingham\u003c\/em\u003e, Joe O'Mahoney, \u003cem\u003eSenior Lecturer, Cardiff University\u003c\/em\u003e, Steve Vincent, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of Human Resource Management, University of Newcastle\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul Edwards has been Professor of Employment Relations at the University of Birmingham since 2011; he was previously at Warwick University, where he was Director of the Industrial Relations Research Unit. He has published widely on work and employment, including \u003cem\u003eThe Politics of Working Life\u003c\/em\u003e (with Judy Wajcman; OUP, 2005). He is a Fellow of the British Academy and is editor-in-chief of \u003cem\u003eHuman Relations\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoe O'Mahoney is a Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University and was previously Head of Business Analysis at Three, a senior strategy consultant and the founder of StayMobile Technology LLP. He has published widely on the consulting industry, and more recently on critical realism, in \u003cem\u003eWork, Employment\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eand Society, Organisation Studies, Organisation, the Journal of Management Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Business Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteve Vincent is Professor of Human Resource Management at Newcastle University since 2012. He was previously Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management at the University of Leeds. He has published widely in books and journals, including articles in \u003cem\u003eHuman Relations; Journal of Management Studies;\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWork, Employment and Society; Public Administration\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNew Technology, Work and Employment\u003c\/em\u003e. He has also been a member of the editorial board of \u003cem\u003eWork, Employment and Society\u003c\/em\u003e journal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press (Us)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39934242685043,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c52d9213-7d90-46e6-93bb-ca658d0f8330.jpg?v=1647878548","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/studying-organizations-using-critical-realism-a-practical-guide-9780199665525","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}