Coghlan, David,

Doing action research in your own organization / David Coghlan & Teresa Brannick. - 4th edition. - xxi, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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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2013945863

GBB3B8347 bnb

016589358 Uk


Action research.
Organizational change.
Organizational change
Action research.
Aktionsforschung.
Organisation.
Aktionsforskning.
Society.

Circ. 300.72 C676 2014