Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization by David Coghlan

Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization by David Coghlan

Concise and unintimidating, the fifth edition of this bestselling book is the only pragmatic, quick-start guide to the main theories, issues, and approaches to insider action research.

Clear and engaging, this updated and enhanced edition is essential reading for anyone interested in insider action researchIt provides a comprehensive guide to the processes and challenges of action research, as well as helpful reflective exercises and recommended resources. I would highly recommend to students, novice researchers and academic supervisors of all disciplines.

-- Jane Jervis

This seminal text about insider action research will guide and inspire readers through content, exercises and compelling practical examples. David writes with high integrity as he personifies how to be attentive, humble and responsible when inquiring with people into the organizational dynamics they want to change.

-- Danielle Zandee

Grounded in research and thoughtful reflection, David Coghlan’s fifth edition of Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization offers an accessible new structure, and conceptual illustrations provide highly useful guidance that is well-tailored to the student’s own learning journey.

-- Birgit Helene Jevnaker

The book is life-changing for me as a management practitioner and academic researcher.  It has led me to acquire the habit of reflection and consequently, depth in my analysis and practice. No other book could have guided me in this manner.

-- Cristine Margaret R. Atienza
A book that recognises and values the way people engaging in insider action research put their ‘heart and soul’ into the endeavour. It
speaks to the heart, whilst also providing insights into how best to use ‘our heads and hands’ as insider action researchers. -- Edel Roddy * Action Learning: Research and Practice, Routledge *

David Coghlan is a Professor Emeritus and Fellow Emeritus at the Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He is author of over 250 articles and book chapters. Recent books include: Collaborative Inquiry in Organization Development and Change (with A.B. Shani, Edward Elgar, 2021), Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization (5th ed. Sage 2019); Conducting Action Research for Business and Management Students (with A.B. Shani, Sage 2018), Inside Organizations (Sage, 2016) and he is co-editor of The Sage Encyclopedia of Action Research (2014) and the 4 volume set, Action Research in Business and Management (A.B. Shani, Sage, 2016). He serves on the editorial advisory boards of several journals.

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ISBN 13	9781526458827
ISBN 10	1526458829
Title	Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization
Author	David Coghlan
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sage Publications Ltd
Year published	2019-04-05
Number of pages	240
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