Improving Organizational Surveys
New Directions, Methods, and Applications
Edited by:
- Paul Rosenfeld - Navy Personnel Research and Development Center, San Diego
- Jack E. Edwards - Defense Manpower Data Center, Arlington
- Marie D. Thomas - Retired Superintendent, current Principal of Leadership Associates
Volume:
158
Series:
SAGE Focus Editions
SAGE Focus Editions
June 1993 | 288 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Organizational surveys are becoming increasingly popular with social science researchers and are used for a wide range of purposes, such as measuring employees' needs, obtaining consumers' opinions about the goods and services they receive, and monitoring the effectiveness of organizational interventions. This book presents the latest tools, techniques and applications for conducting successful organizational surveys throughout a wide range of settings - private, governmental and military.
Paul Rosenfeld, Jack E Edwards and Marie D Thomas
Introduction
PART ONE: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES
Jack E Edwards and Marie D Thomas
The Organizational Survey Process
Jamshid C Hosseini and Robert L Armacost
Gathering Sensitive Data in Organizations
Solomon Dutka and Lester R Frankel
Measurement Errors in Organizational Surveys
PART TWO: NEW DIRECTIONS IN PRACTICE
Stephanie Booth-Kewley, Paul Rosenfeld, and Jack E Edwards
Computer-Administered Surveys in Organizational Settings
Richard A Dunnington
New Methods and Technologies in the Organizational Survey Process
Gary W Morris and Mark A LoVerde
Consortium Surveys
PART THREE: APPLICATIONS
Marie D Thomas and Patricia J Thomas
Surveying Pregnancy and Single Parenthood
Amy L Culbertson and Paul Rosenfeld
Understanding Sexual Harassment Through Organizational Surveys
Elyse W Kerce and Stephanie Booth-Kewley
Quality of Work Life Surveys in Organizations
Dan Landis, Mickey R Dansby, and Robert H Faley
The Military Equal Opportunity Climate Survey
Robert A Giacalone and Stephen B Knouse
Identifying Security Risks in Organizations