Research Methods for Industrial and Organizational Psychology

This important and useful book offers a clear and comprehensive foundation for research methods in industrial and organizational (IO) psychology. The text provides readers with a key understanding of the research, theory, and practise needed to become a research methods expert.

Autorentext

Richard N. Landers, Ph.D., is the John P. Campbell Distinguished Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology at the University of Minnesota and Principal Investigator of Testing New Technologies in Learning, Assessment, and Behavior (TNTLAB).

Tara S. Behrend, Ph.D., is the John Richard Butler II Endowed Professor of Human Resources and Labor Relations at Michigan State University. She directs the Workplaces and Virtual Environments Lab, which focuses on the psychological and policy implications of emerging workplace technologies.

Inhalt

PART I. Foundations

1. Becoming a Researcher, Becoming an I-O Psychologist

2. Reviewing Research Literature with a Goal in Mind

3. Selecting the Best Research Strategy From Your Literature Review

4. Selecting a Research Population and Identifying a Sample

PART II. Qualitative Methods

5. Approaches for Investigating and Respecting Complexity

6. Data Collection, Analytic Strategies, and Minimizing Bias

PART III. Quantitative Methods

7. Measuring Psychological Constructs

8. Research Design in Pursuit of Trustworthy Conclusions

9. Building and Administering a Questionnaire

10. Creating a Rating Scale That Reflects a Construct

11. Cleaning Data Without Hacking Them

PART IV. Advanced Topics

12. Null Hypothesis Significance Testing and Reasonable Alternatives

13. Understanding and Executing Meta-Analyses

14. Strategies for Openly Sharing Research, Materials, and Data

15. From Start to Finish: Guidelines and a Checklist for Conducting Research