First stages in the HR project

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CHAPTER 2 First stages in the HR project
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First stages in the HR project

• Learning outcomes
• Take account of different influences on your
  choice of topic and the way you will carry out
  your research
• Generate ideas for a research project
• Evaluate your research ideas and select an
  appropriate topic
• Compare different research strategies
• Identify potential sources of data for your
  project
• Consider how to access the data you need
• Formulate an outline project plan

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Stakeholders in the research project
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Generating ideas for projects

• Start with your organisation
• What changes or HR challenges are we facing?
• Start from websites and journals
• What are the hot topics in the practitioner or
  academic literature?
• Start from past assignments
• Is there a topic you would like to find out more
  about?
• Start from past project titles
• What topics excite your interest?

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Evaluating topic ideas
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Formulating a research aim and objective
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Positivist and interpretivist principles
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Some generic research strategies
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Influences on research design
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The research project journey
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