Action Research and Organizational Development

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Foreword ix
• Acknowledgments xiii
• Part I - The Need 1
• 1 - A Definition of Action Research 3
• 2 - The Need for an Action Research 7
• 3 - The Early History of Action Research 11
• Part II - The Process and Principles 31
• 4 - The Emerging Action Sciences 33
• 5 - Adjusting Research Methods for Organizational Problem Solving 45
• 6 - An Overview of the Action Research Process 67
• Part III - The Research 91
• 7 - Types of Interviews 93
• 8 - Developing Data Gathering Instruments 109
• 9 - Other Data Gathering Methods: Using Observations and Unobtrusive Measures 131
• 10 - Analyzing Messy Data 151
• Part IV - The Action 183
• 11 - Carrying out the Process of Change: Some Implementation Steps 185
• 12 - Managing the Process of Change 211
• 13 - Different Stages of the Change Process 233
• Part V - Final Considerations 251
• 14 - Action Research and Organizational Development: a Conclusion 253
• Selected Bibliography 265
• Index 271
• About the Author 274

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