Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization 5/e

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.

Part I: Foundations Chapter 1: Introducing Action Research Chapter 2: Researching Your Own Organizations Chapter 3: Knowing in Action Chapter 4: Understanding Action Research Part II: Issues and Challenges in Researching Your own Organization Chapter 5: Preunderstanding, Role Duality and Access Chapter 6: Managing Ethics and Organizational Politics Part III: Implementation Chapter 7: Constructing and Selecting Your Project Chapter 8: Designing and Implementing Your Action Research Project Chapter 9: Using Frameworks to Study Organizations in Action Chapter 10: Interlevel Dynamics in Action Research Chapter 11: Writing Up Your Insider Action Research Work Chapter 12: In Conclusion

Clear and engaging, this updated and enhanced edition is essential reading for anyone interested in insider action research. It 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 *