Research Methodology: Useful Sources

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: USEFUL SOURCES Design and methods of conducting research Dipboye, R. L. (1990). Laboratory vs. field research in industrial and organizational psychology. (pp. 1-34). In C. L. Cooper, & I. T. Robertson (eds.). International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 1990. Chichester, UK: John Wiley. Summarizes how research is done in a variety of I/O areas. Fowler, F. J., Jr. (1988). Survey research methods. Revised ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. An introduction to survey methods. Judd, C. M., Smith, E. R., & Kidder, L. H. (1991). Research methods in social relations. 6th ed. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace. A thorough introduction to field research methodology in the social sciences. Spector, P. E. (1981). Research designs. Sage University Paper series on Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences, series no. 07-001. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. A simple introduction to basic research design. Measurement DeVellis, R. F. (1991). Scale development: Theory and applications. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. An overview of how psychological scales are created. Spector, P. E. (1992). Summated rating scale construction: An introduction. Sage University Paper series on Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences, series no. 07-082. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Another source on how scales are developed. Statistics Howell, D. C. (1997). Statistical methods for psychology. 4th ed. Belmont, CA: Duxbury. An introductory statistics book which is a bit more advanced and thorough than most. Hunter, J. E., & Schmidt, F. L. (1990). Methods of meta- analysis. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. A thorough explanation of their controvertial by widely used (at least in I/O) method of meta-analysis. Those without strong statistics backgrounds should first read Rosenthal. Lewis-Beck, M. (1981). Applied regression: An introduction. Sage University Paper series on Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences, series no. 07-022. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. A simple introduction to multiple regression and how it is used. Pedhazur, E. J. (1997). Multiple regression in behavioral research. Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace. One of the best statistics books available, but definitely graduate level. Tabachnick, B. G., & Fidell, L. S. (1996). Using multivariate statistics, 3rd ed. New York: Harper-Collins. One of the simplest introductions to this advanced topic. A graduate level book. Rosenthal, R. (1991). Meta-analytic procedures for social research. Revised ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. A very good overview of one of the major methods by one of the most respected methodologists in psychology.