Handbook of Research Methods in Industrial and Organizational Psychology is a comprehensive and contemporary treatment of research philosophies, approaches, tools, and techniques indigenous to industrial and organizational psychology.
- Only available research handbook for Industrial & Organizational Psychology.
- Contributors are leading methodological & measurement scholars.
- Excellent balance of practical and theoretical insights which will be of interest to both novice and experienced organizational researchers.
- Great companion to the content-oriented Handbooks.
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List of Contributors x
Preface xii
Acknowledgments xiii
Part I Foundations 1
1 History of Research Methods in Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Measurement, Design, Analysis 3
James T. Austin, Charles A. Scherbaum, and Robert A. Mahlman
2 Ethics in Research 34
Herman Aguinis and Christine A. Henle
3 Validity and Reliability 57
Robert M. Guion
4 The Relative Validity and Usefulness of Various Empirical Research Designs 77
Eugene F. Stone-Romero
5 An Introduction to Qualitative Research: Its Potential for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 99
Karen Locke and Karen Golden-Biddle
6 Using Power Analysis to Evaluate and ImplS(