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  • Researching Values

    Methodological Approaches for Understanding Values Work in Organisations and Leadership

    Edited by Gry Espedal, Beate Jelstad Løvaas, Stephen Sirris, Arild Wæraas ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This open access book presents new approaches for researching values as they are performed or materialized. Values have been an important topic in academic literature for a long time; they are at the core of institutional theories and are often connected to ideals in organisations or ways of valuing. The various values-constructs are typically highlighted to underpin discussions of identity, ethos ... Read more

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  • Understanding Values Work

    Institutional Perspectives in Organizations and Leadership

    Edited by Harald Askeland, Gry Espedal, Beate Jelstad Løvaas, Stephen Sirris ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    At the core of institutional theories, ‘values’ is a central term and figures in most definitions; however it remains understudied and under-explored. The editors of this open access book identify a resurgence of interest in the values-construct which underpins discussions of identity, ‘ethos’ and the purpose/nature of public and civic welfare provision. Considering the importance of values and ... Read more

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    Contemporary Methods for the Digital Age

    by Vivienne Waller, Karen Farquharson, Deborah Dempsey ...
    Qualitative Social Research employs an accessible approach to present the multiple ways in which criticism enhances research practice. Packed full of relevant, ′real world′ examples, it showcases the strengths and pitfalls of each research method, integrating the philosophical groundings of qualitative research with thoughtful overviews of a range of commonly used methods.This book is ideal for ... Read more

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  • Institutions and Organizations

    Ideas, Interests, and Identities

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    Creating a clear, analytical framework, this comprehensive exploration of the relationship between institutional theory and the study of organizations continues to reflect the richness and diversity of institutional thought—viewed both historically and as a contemporary, ongoing field of study. Drawing on the insights of cultural and organizational sociologists, institutional economists, social ... Read more

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  • Teachers' Work in a Globalizing Economy

    by Alistair Dow, Robert Hattam, Alan Reid, Geoffrey Shacklock, John Smyth ...
    Extended critical case studies provide a tangible working expression of the labour process of teaching, showing how teachers are simultaneously experiencing significant changes to their work, as well as responding in ways that actively shape these processes. For teachers and researchers, this book shows what processes are at work in the global economy which impact on, and sometimes control, the ... Read more

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  • Doing Work Based Research

    Approaches to Enquiry for Insider-Researchers

    by Carol Costley, Paul Gibbs, Geoffrey C Elliott ...
    With the growth of work based learning and practitioner research this book leads the way by addressing key issues faced by ′insider-researchers′ - learners, practitioners and managers doing research projects in the organizations and communities in which they themselves work, or where they are already familiar with the setting.The authors explore the implications of these research contexts, and ... Read more

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  • Succeeding With Your Literature Review: A Handbook For Students

    by Paul Oliver ...
    This book provides practical guidance on processes of researching a range of relevant literature on a subject, planning and writing a literature review. ... Read more

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  • Organizational Ethnography

    Studying the Complexity of Everyday Life

    Edited by Sierk Ybema, Dvora Yanow, Harry Wels, Frans H Kamsteeg ...
    Just as newspapers do not, typically, engage with the ordinary experiences of people′s daily lives, so organizational studies has also tended largely to ignore the humdrum, everyday experiences of people working in organizations. However, ethnographic approaches provide in-depth and up-close understandings of how the ′everyday-ness′ of work is organized and how, in turn, work itself organizes ... Read more

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  • Good work

    the ethics of craftsmanship

    Edited by Harry Kunneman ...
    Building on Richard Sennetts recent work this books tries to clarify the ethical significance of craftsmanship. According to Sennett, `learning to work well is a deep source of personal meaning and of fruitful cooperation. Moreover provides the foundation of citizenship. Learning to master a craft is learning to be curious and patient, to focus on relationships and learn the skills of anticipation ... Read more

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  • Return to Meaning

    A Social Science with Something to Say

    by Mats Alvesson, Yiannis Gabriel, Roland Paulsen ...
    This book argues that we are currently witnessing not merely a decline in the quality of social science research, but the proliferation of meaningless research, of no value to society, and modest value to its authors - apart from securing employment and promotion. The explosion of published outputs, at least in social science, creates a noisy, cluttered environment which makes meaningful research ... Read more

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  • How To Research

    by Loraine Blaxter, Christina Hughes, Malcolm Tight ...
    How to Research is a clear and accessible guide to the business of doing a research project. It systematically takes the reader through from the planning to the writing up and finishing off. ... Read more

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  • Public Relations

    Concepts, Practice and Critique

    by Jacquie L′Etang ...
    "An excellent text for encouraging students to think critically about key public relations issues. Not only does it help students to develop a deeper appreciation of public relations, it also helps them to develop valuable learning skills."- Amanda Coady, The Hague University"A typically excellent piece of work from Jacquie L′Etang. Critical of every basic concept and provocative to all students. ... Read more

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