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Methods Matter: Changes in Industrial Relations Research and their Implications

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  • Keith Whitfield
  • George Strauss

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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.

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  • Keith Whitfield & George Strauss, 2000. "Methods Matter: Changes in Industrial Relations Research and their Implications," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 38(1), pages 141-151, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:brjirl:v:38:y:2000:i:1:p:141-151
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8543.00155
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    1. Carola M. Frege, 2005. "Varieties of Industrial Relations Research: Take‐over, Convergence or Divergence?," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 43(2), pages 179-207, June.
    2. Anthony Doucouliagos & Hristos Doucouliagos & T. D. Stanley, 2024. "Power and bias in industrial relations research," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 62(1), pages 3-27, March.
    3. George Strauss, 2012. "Ross’s Introduction in Context," Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 51(1), pages 7-10, January.
    4. Jirjahn, Uwe, 2024. "Corporate Globalization and Worker Representation," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1369, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    5. Christina Cregan, 2005. "Can Organizing Work? An Inductive Analysis of Individual Attitudes toward Union Membership," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 58(2), pages 282-304, January.
    6. Whitfield, Keith & Strauss, George, 2008. "Changing Traditions in Industrial Relations Research," Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series qt4vg2v09j, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley.
    7. J. Surinach & J. C. Duque & R. Ramos & V. Royuela, 2003. "Publication Patterns in Regional and Urban Analysis: Have Topics, Techniques and Applications Changed During the 1990s?," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(4), pages 351-363.

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