Gaining Access
Gaining Access

Author: Martha S. Feldman

Publisher: Rowman Altamira

Published: 2004-09-01

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 0585463891

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Gaining access is a critical part of doing research, not only because one must 'get in' in order to gain information, but also because the quality of access affects what information is available to the researcher. Despite its importance, the literature on qualitative methods has not yet provided an extensive treatment of this issue. Gaining Access fills the void by offering useful, prescriptive advice on how to successfully enter different field settings for interviewing and observation. The detailed methodological guidelines presented by the authors are reinforced in a set of case studies by expert researchers from diverse disciplinary backgrounds on a wide variety of formal and informal settings, from working with ethnic minorities in Bosnia to studying prisons, sex workers, welfare offices, and the clergy. This book will provide useful ideas to experienced qualitative researchers as well as invaluable advice to novices conducting their first study.

Gaining Access
Gaining Access

Author: John Mark Hansen

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1991-11

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780226315560

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Through a comprehensive analysis of American agricultural politics in the past half-century, Gaining Access shows when, how, and why interest groups gain and lose influence in the policy deliberations of the United States Congress. By consulting with policy advocates, John Mark Hansen argues, lawmakers offset their uncertainty about the policy stands that will bolster or impede their prospects for reelection. The advocates provide legislators with electoral intelligence in Washington and supportive propaganda at home, earning serious consideration of their policy views in return. From among a multitude of such informants, representatives must choose those they will most closely consult. With evidence from congressional hearings, personal interviews, oral histories, farm and trade journals, and newspapers, Hansen traces the evolution of farm lobby access in Congress. He chronicles the rise and fall of the American Farm Bureau, the surge and decline of party politics, the incoporation of the commodity lobbies, the exclusion of the consumer lobbies, and the accommodation of urban interests in food stamps. Brilliantly combining insights from rational choice theory with historical data, Gaining Access is an essential guide for anyone interested in the dynamics of interest group influence.

Strategic Business Partner
Strategic Business Partner

Author: Dana Gaines Robinson

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published: 2005-03-01

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 157675801X

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Research clearly indicates that there is a strong need for the Human Resources (HR) function, and the people in it, to adopt a more strategic and business-linked approach. In one study business executives ranked the HR function as third, after sales and customer service, as a function that makes a very significant contribution to a company's bottom line. Unfortunately research also indicates that few HR functions have become strategic. Most still operate in a primarily administrative and tactical manner—the very work that is increasingly being outsourced. Clearly there is a gap between what business leaders and employees need from their HR departments and what HR is providing. HR functions must become more integrated into the business, with some people on the HR team assuming the role of Strategic Business Partner (SBP). Here, Dana and Jim Robinson offer guidance for HR, Organization Development and Learning professionals who aspire to transform themselves into effective Strategic Business Partners. They explain how SBPs build partnerships, based upon credibility and trust, with key organization leaders. These partnerships provide SBPs with opportunities to identify and support projects directly aligned with business goals. The success of these projects deepens the SBPs' credibility, enabling them to be viewed as strategic partners. At this higher level of accountability, SBPs work with business leaders to form long-range business strategies and plans, creating and implementing people initiatives that link into and support the business strategies and plans. This practical guide offers case studies, exercises, tips, and tools you can use to become a Strategic Business Partner in your organization.

Fundamentals of Technical Rescue
Fundamentals of Technical Rescue

Author: Iafc

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2009-08

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 0763738379

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The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) are pleased to bring you Fundamentals of Technical Rescue. Beginning with an introduction to technical rescue and progressing through discussions of tools and equipment, incident management, and conducting search operations, this text will introduce

The Practice of Qualitative Research
The Practice of Qualitative Research

Author: Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9780761928263

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The Practice of Qualitative Research provides students with a "hands-on" introduction to qualitative research methods through the use of in-depth examples and out-of-class exercises. Rather than separating theory from methods and presenting students with a laundry list of methods as so many texts do, authors Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and Patricia Leavy provide readers with a holistic approach to research by tightly linking theory and methods throughout the book. The authors cover all the key mainstream qualitative methods, as well as a number of more unconventional ones such as oral history, visual and unobtrusive methods, and present an overview of mixed-methods approaches. As part of their discussion of the ethical issues underpinning all social research, the authors raise important issues concerning the problems and prospects novice researchers confront in researching human subjects. The Practice of Qualitative Research is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying qualitative research in the social sciences-especially Sociology, Women's Studies, Psychology, Anthropology, and Communications. The book presents a feminist research perspective and follows the interpretivist approach to qualitative methods, making it is an invaluable text for any course in which these are core components. The candid wisdom and tips from leading researchers will help students with the day-to-day process of completing a successful research project. Book jacket.

Global Elites
Global Elites

Author: A. Kakabadse

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2011-12-12

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 0230362400

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Exploring the nature, configuration and influence of global elites, this book examines the impact of elites on transnational policy development and strategically on corporations as board members of PLCs and international joint ventures. Overall, the book provides a balanced view of how our present day elites operate.

Research Methods for Operations and Supply Chain Management
Research Methods for Operations and Supply Chain Management

Author: Christer Karlsson

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-11-15

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1000994716

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Research Methods for Operations and Supply Chain Management, third edition, is a toolkit of research approaches primarily for advanced students and beginner researchers, but also a reference book for any researcher in operations and supply chain management (OSCM). Many students begin their careers in research limited by the one or few approaches taken by their department. The concise, accessible overviews found here equip them with an understanding of a variety of methods and how to use them, enabling students to tailor their research project to their own strengths and goals. The more seasoned researcher will find comprehensive descriptions and analyses on a wide variety of research approaches. This updated and enhanced edition responds to the latest developments in OSCM, including the growing prominence of services and production of intangible products, the complete supply chain, and the increasing use of secondary data and of mixed approaches. Alternative research approaches are included and explored to help with the planning of research. This edition also includes expanded literature reviews and analysis to guide students towards the next steps in their reading, and more detailed step-by-step advice to tie theory with the research. Including contributions from an impressive range of the field’s leading thinkers in OSCM research, this is a guide that no one embarking on an OSCM research project should be without. Previous editions of this book were published under the title Research Methods for Operations Management and Researching Operations Management.

Routledge International Handbook of Police Ethnography
Routledge International Handbook of Police Ethnography

Author: Jenny Fleming

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-01-31

Total Pages: 683

ISBN-13: 100081291X

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Ethnography has a long history in the humanities and social sciences and has provided the base line in the field of police studies for over 60 years. We have recently witnessed a resurgence in ethnographic practice among police scholars, and this Handbook is a response to that revival. Students and academics are returning to the ethnography arena and the study of police in situ to explain the evocative worlds of the police. The list of ethnographic sites is vast and all have fed the rejuvenation of ethnographic endeavour. Together they suggest innovation, theoretical depth, broad geographical boundaries, multi-site experiments, and multi-disciplinarity, all of which are central to the exploration of police and policing in the twenty-first century. This Handbook encapsulates the revival of police ethnography by exploring its multidisciplinary field and cataloguing the ongoing ethnographic work. It offers an original and international contribution to the field of police studies and research methods, providing a comprehensive and overarching guide to police ethnography. We see the previous classics in every page and still note the influence of the early ethnographers. At the same time, we see the innovative breadth and diversity of these narratives. The aim of this Handbook is to highlight the mosaic that is police ethnography at a point in time and note with pleasure its contribution to the field once more. Ethnography may be messy, difficult, and at times uncooperative, but its results offer a unique insight into the perspectives of people and organisations that can hide in plain sight. An accessible and compelling read, this Handbook will provide a sound and essential reference source for academics, researchers, students, and practitioners engaged in police and criminal justice studies.

Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics
Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics

Author: ANAS ZAKIR

Publisher: Clever Fox Publishing

Published: 2022-03-17

Total Pages: 605

ISBN-13:

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About The Book: This book is for beginners, cybersecurity and digital forensics enthusiasts, or anyone who wants to boost their knowledge, skills and want to learn about cybersecurity & digital forensics. This book explains different programming languages, cryptography, steganography techniques, networking, web application security, and digital forensics concepts in an evident manner with examples. This book will enable you to grasp different cybersecurity, digital forensics, and programming concepts and will allow you to understand how to implement security and break security in a system for testing purposes. Also, in this book, we will discuss how to manually perform a forensics investigation for extracting volatile & non-volatile data in Linux and Windows OS using the command-line interface. In this book, we will mostly use command-line interface for performing different tasks using programming and commands skills that we will acquire in different chapters. In this book you will learn: • Setting up & Managing Virtual Machine in VirtualBox • Linux OS • Bash Programming and Scripting • Useful Utilities in Linux OS • Python Programming • How to work on CLI • How to use programming skills for automating tasks. • Different Cryptographic techniques such as Symmetric & Asymmetric Cryptography, Digital Signatures, Message Authentication Code, Hashing • Cryptographic Loopholes • Steganography techniques for hiding & extracting information • Networking Concepts such as OSI & TCP/IP Model, IP Addressing, Subnetting, Some Networking Protocols • Network Security & Wireless Security Protocols • A Little bit of Web Development • Detection, Exploitation, and Mitigation of some Web Application Vulnerabilities • Basic knowledge of some powerful & useful Tools • Different concepts related to Digital Forensics • Data Acquisition types and methods • Manual Extraction of Volatile & Non-Volatile Data from OS artifacts & Much More