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.