Doctoral Programmes Reading List

A great deal of the reading that you will be doing for your research will be on issues that are specific to your own project. This is a highly individual matter, on which your supervisor will advise you. As you proceed, you will assemble a bibliography of relevant materials on your research topic, as well as references to research methodology in particular your own chosen methodology. As you begin the Research Methodology Course (RMC) we suggest that you buy a selection of books that will give you a strong foundation for your research and will provide a good source of information that you can refer to throughout your studies. You will also want to borrow research books from the collection held in the Cranfield library. The following list is a selection of general books on management research, followed by a list of more specialized readings relating to the elements of the RMC, from which you can select further reading. Books are classified as follows: Recommended purchase. Books that are considered to be particularly helpful in addressing the aims of the course. Recommended reading. Books that you may wish to consider buying and/or reading to supplement your personal research library. Specialised reading. Books that you may wish to consider buying and/or reading if you want to read in more depth on a specific topic or approach. During the course, you will be asked to do pre-reading in preparation for particular sessions. Where pre-reading is required a photocopy of the book chapter or article will be in the course binder or ahead of the session. Suggestions on what to read if you want to follow up a particular issue or research method will be given as the course proceeds. These are available either in the Cranfield library, in electronic form (papers in journals), or through inter-library loan, for which you have access. To purchase books please see list of suggested bookshops and on-line suppliers.

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The Research Process

Bryman, A. (1989) Research Methods and Organization Studies. London: Routledge. ISBN: 0415084040 Aimed at research students and professionals in organisational studies. The book includes a variety of quantitative and qualitative research designs and methods that are systematically appraised for their uses and limitations. Recommended reading. Easterby-Smith, M. Thorpe, R. & Lowe, A. (2002) Management Research: An Introduction, 2nd ed. London: Sage. ISBN: 0761972854 A good general overview of management research, covering a wide range of topics from the philosophical underpinnings of research design to the practicalities of doing a piece of research. Recommended purchase. Gilbert, N. (ed). (2001) Researching Social Life, 2nd ed. Sage, London. ISBN: 0761972455 This is a methods textbook aimed at those who are new to research. It covers both quantitative and qualitative methods. It is not managementspecific. Recommended reading. Gill, J. and Johnson, P. (2002) Research Methods for Managers, 3rd ed. Paul Chapman, Sage, London. ISBN: 0761940022 Deals with different types of research design. Examples are drawn from business studies, so this book could be useful in showing how general issues and topics are translated into management research. Recommended reading. Howard, K. and Sharp, J.A. (2002) The Management of a Student Research Project, 3rd ed. Aldershot: Gower. ISBN: 0566084902 A practical, hands-on approach to managing student research projects in general. Recommended reading. Neuman, W.L. (2002) Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Applications, 5th ed. Allyn and Bacon, Harlow. ISBN: 0205374077 A comprehensive guide to a wide range of approaches, presented in a USbased, diagrammatic style. Recommended reading. Northedge, A. (1990) The Good Study Guide. Buckingham: Open University Press. ISBN: 0749200448 Written for postgraduate students starting research projects. Recommended for anyone who has been away from academia for a while. It is particularly good on the craft of writing. Recommended reading.

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Partington, D. (Ed). (2002) Essential Skills for Management Research. London: Sage. ISBN: 0761970088 Written by methods specialists, many from Cranfield. The authors focus on practical concerns of management researchers and theorists, and on the detail of developing and applying particular research skills. Recommended purchase. This book is referenced extensively throughout the course. Phillips, E.M. and Pugh, D.S. (2000) How to Students and their Supervisors, 3rd ed. Open ISBN: 033520550X Although this book is aimed at PhD candidates the advice it offers is highly relevant to those doctoral degree. Recommended purchase. get a PhD: A Handbook for University Press, Buckingham. from all subject areas a lot of who aspire to a management

Sapsford, R. and Jupp, V. (Eds.) (1996) Data Collection and Analysis. London: Sage. ISBN: 076195046X Explained in simple and non-technical terms, this Open University text considers both the structure of research projects and ethics and politics of research. It is illustrated with case studies, and complemented with exercises. Recommended reading. Rosenthal, R. (1991) Essentials of Behavioural Research: Methods and Data Analysis, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw Hill. ISBN: 0070539294 Scientific approaches to behavioural research. Relevant to students conducting either quantitative research or using methodological triangulation. Recommended reading.

Action Research
Coghlan, D. & Brannick, T. (2005) Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization, 2nd ed. London: Sage. ISBN: 0761968873 Recommended reading. Coghlan, D., Dromgoole, T., Joynt, P. & Sorensen, P. (Eds) (2004) Managers Learning in Action: Management Learning, Research and Education. London: Routledge. ISBN: 0415323061 Recommended reading. Reason, P. and Bradbury, H. (Eds.), (2000) Handbook of Action Research; Participative Inquiry and Practice. Sage, London. ISBN: 0761966455 Contributions from experts on action research, particularly the participative enquiry school. Specialised reading.

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Cognitive Mapping
Huff, A. S. & Jenkins, M. (Eds) (2002) Mapping Strategic Knowledge. London: Sage. ISBN: 0761969496 Recommended reading.

Learning and Teaching

Barnett, R. (1990) The Idea of Higher Education. SRHE and Buckingham Open University Press. ISBN: 0335094201 Recommended reading. Biggs, J. (1999) Teaching for Quality Learning at University. Buckingham: The Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press. ISBN: 0335211682 Recommended purchase please check with lecturer before purchasing. Bligh, D. A. (2000) Whats the Use of Lectures? LA: Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 0787951625 Recommend reading. Fry, H., Ketteridge, S. and Marshall, S (1999) A Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. London: Kogan-Page. ISBN: 0749437995 Recommended reading.

Organization Theory and Research Philosophy

Blaikie, N. (1993) Approaches to Social Enquiry. Cambridge: Polity Press. ISBN: 0745611737 This book on the methodology of social research presents a critical review of key arguments and a useful framework of research considerations. Recommended purchase. Blaikie, N. (2000) Designing Social Research. Cambridge: Polity Press. ISBN: 0745617670 Presents a comprehensive and integrated scheme for preparing research designs and proposals. It connects the techniques of research with key methodological issues in the social sciences. Recommended reading. Hatch, M. J. (1997) Organization Theory: Modern, Symbolic and Postmodern Perspectives. Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN: 0198774907 A comprehensive introduction to the study of organisations, providing an even-handed appreciation of the different perspectives that have contributed to our knowledge of organisations. Recommended purchase. Johnson, P. and Duberley, J. (2000) Understanding Management Research. London: Sage. ISBN: 0761969187 Focused on epistemology rather than being a general introduction to research as its title implies. Recommended reading.
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Layder, D. (1993) New Strategies in Social Research. Oxford: Polity Press. ISBN: 0745608817 This book seeks to develop new strategies of research by aligning new perspectives in social analysis to problems of research. Recommended reading. Morgan, G. (1997) Images of Organization. London: Sage. ISBN: 0761906347 A classic book for those who seek to understand the paradoxes of organisational life. Recommended purchase. Outhwaite, W. and Turner, S .P. (Eds), (2007). The SAGE Handbook of Social Science Methodology. Sage Publications. ISBN 9781412901192 Specialised Reading. * Perrow, C. (1986) Complex Organizations: A Critical Essay. New York: Random House. ISBN: 0075547996 Recommended reading. Pfeffer, J. (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0195114345 Recommended reading. Scott, W. R. (1998) Organizations: Rational, Natural and Open Systems. Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall, NJ. ISBN: 0877787727 Recommended reading. Williams, M. and May, T. (1996) Introduction to the Philosophy of Social Research. London: UCL Press. ISBN: 1857283120 A user-friendly book for research practitioners who wish to develop an understanding of the philosophical foundations of social science. Recommended reading.

Qualitative Research Approaches

Atkinson, P. Coffey, A. and Delamont, S. (Eds.), (2007). Ethnography. London: Sage. ISBN: 076195824X Authoritative work on ethnography. Specialised reading. Handbook of

Bazeley, P. (2007). Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo, 2nd ed. London: Sage. ISBN:1412921414 This edition covers NVivo 7, the version of the software used in the qualitative teaching sessions. Specialised reading. * Cassell, C. and Symon, G. (2004) Essential Guide to Qualitative Research Methods in Organizational Research. London: Sage. ISBN: 0761948880 Covers the range of methods for qualitative data collection and analysis. Recommended reading.

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Denzin, N.K and Lincoln, Y.S. (eds) (2005) Handbook of Qualitative Research, 3rd ed. Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA. ISBN: 0761927573 A definitive reference book on qualitative research. Sage have also produced this as a three volume paperback version. Specialised reading. Flick, U., von Kardorff, E. and Steinke, I. (eds) (2004) A Companion to Qualitative Research. Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA. ISBN: 0761973753 Comprehensive, up-to-date text on all aspects of qualitative research styles, theories, designs and methods. Recommended purchase. Gummesson, E. (2000) Qualitative Methods in Management Research, 2nd ed. London: Sage, London. ISBN: 0761920145 Deals with issues of access, the case study approach and the role of the researcher versus that of the consultant effectively and with great insight. Specialised reading. Kvale, S. (1996). InterViews: An Introduction to Qualitative Research Interviewing. London: Sage. ISBN: 080395820X Specialised reading. * Locke, K. (2000) Grounded Theory in Management Research. London: Sage. ISBN: 0761964282 A scholarly work on the history and application of grounded theory. Specialised reading. Lofland, J. and Lofland, L.H. (2004) Analyzing Social Settings: Observation and Analysis, 4th ed. Wadsworth, Belmont, CA. ISBN: 0534528619 A classic guide to conducting social research. Specialised reading. Miles, M.B. & Huberman, A.M. (1994) Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook, 2nd ed. London: Sage. ISBN: 0803955405 A widely-used source of ideas for conducting and reporting qualitative analysis. Recommended purchase. Strauss, A. and Corbin, J. (1998) Basics of Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Procedures and Techniques, 2nd ed. London: Sage. ISBN: 0803959400 Addresses qualitative analysis in a structured way. Specialised reading. Yin, R.K. (1994) Case Study Research: Design and Methods, 2nd ed. London: Sage. ISBN: 0761925538 The definitive case study methodology text. Specialised reading.

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Quantitative Research Approaches Black, T. R. (1999) Doing Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences: An Integrated Approach to Research Design, Measurement and Statistics. London: Sage. ISBN: 0761953531 A wide-ranging text book covering such issues as planning, sampling, design of measuring instruments, choice of statistical test and interpretation of results. Specialised reading. Field, A. Discovering Statistics Using SPSS (2005) Sage ISBN: 0761944524 Recommended purchase. Field, A. and Hole, G. (2002) How to Design and Report Experiments. London: Sage. ISBN: 0761973834 Recommended purchase. Foddy, William. (1993) Constructing Questions for Interviews and Questionnaires: Theory and Practice in Social Research. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN: 0521467330 A good standard work on questionnaire surveys and related methods of data collection. Specialised reading. Hair, J. F., Tatham, R. L., Anderson, R. E. and Black, W. (1998) Multivariate Data Analysis, 5th ed. Harlow: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 0138948585 It is simply the best book on the planet for the non-mathematical treatment of multivariate statistics. Specialised reading. Marsh, C. (1988) Exploring Data: An Introduction to Data Analysis for Social Scientists. Cambridge: Polity Press. ISBN: 0745601723 Works through all the basic aspects of trying to make sense of quantitative data, with plenty of examples. It would be useful to anyone wrestling with survey data for the first time. Specialised reading. Oppenheim, A. N. (2000) Questionnaire Design, Interview and Attitude Measurement. New ed. Pinter, London. ISBN: 0826451764 A good standard work on questionnaire surveys and related methods of the more quantitative kind. It looks at a range of survey techniques and emphasises the design of the instrument. Specialised reading. Pallant, J. (2001) SPSS Survival Manual. Buckingham: Open University Press. ISBN: 0335216404 An accessible guide to analyzing data with SPSS, including coverage of underlying principles of statistice. Specialised reading.

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Rowntree D. (1991) Statistics without Tears: An Introduction for NonMathematicians. Harmondsworth: Penguin. ISBN: 0140136320 With this book you can prime yourself with the key concepts of statistics before getting involved in the associated calculations. Using words and diagrams instead of figures, formulae and equations, it makes statistics accessible to those who are non-mathematicians. Recommended purchase for those new to quantitative research methods. Transferable Skills & Personal Development Adair, J. (2003) The Concise Time Management and Personal Development. Thorogood. ISBN: 1854182234 Recommended reading. Cottrell, S. (2003) Skills for Success: The Personal Development Planning Handbook. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan. ISBN: 1403911320 Recommended reading. Tamkin, P., Barber, L. & Hirsh, W. (1995) Personal Development Plans: Case Studies of Practice. Institute for Employment Studies. ISBN: 1851842063 Recommended reading. Williams, K. (2004) Developing Personal Potential. 2nd ed. ButterworthHeinemann. ISBN: 0750664231 Recommended reading. Winstanley, D. (2005) A Guide to Action, Personal Effectiveness. London: CIPD. ISBN: 1843980029 Recommended reading.

Working with Literature

Cooper, H. (1998) Synthesizing Research: A Guide for Literature Reviews. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN: 0761913483 A practical approach for doing systematic literature reviews, updated to cover the use of electronic technology to conduct literature searches. Recommended reading. Fink, A. (1998) Conducting Research Literature Reviews: From Paper to the Internet. Sage Publications. ISBN: 141290904X Recommended reading. Hart, C. (1998) Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the Social Science Research Imagination. Sage, London. ISBN: 0761959750 An accessible text offering advice on how to search out existing knowledge on a topic, analyse and map arguments, perspectives and ideas, produce a literature review, and construct a case for investigating a topic. Recommended purchase.

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Huff, A. (1999) Writing for Scholarly Publication. Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA. ISBN: 0761918051 Anne is a visiting professor at the School and an authority on writing for publication. Recommended reading. Wallace, M. and Wray, A. (2006) Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates. Sage Publications. ISBN 1412902223 Recommended Purchase. *

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