Methods Matter: Changes in Industrial Relations Research and their Implications

Keith Whitfield and George Strauss

British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2000, vol. 38, issue 1, 141-151

Abstract: An analysis of leading industrial relations journals suggests that there have been substantial changes in IR research, particularly a shift from inductive, qualitative and policy‐oriented research to deductive, quantitative and discipline‐oriented research. This is seen to reflect a change in the pressures under which IR research is conducted and the increased availability of computer technology and extensive IR data sets. Important differences remain in research methodology among countries, with US‐based journals being the most quantitative and deductive.

Date: 2000
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