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Power and decision making in the workplace: a study in the coal mining industry*
Author(s) -
Edwards Christine
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.1983.tb00437.x
Subject(s) - coal mining , power (physics) , industrial relations , empirical research , empirical examination , coal , management science , operations management , business , operations research , positive economics , economics , classical economics , management , epistemology , engineering , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics , waste management
Here the author illustrates the importance of methodology in industrial relations research to an empirical study of workplace power. It is hoped to convince industrial researchers of the need for a more rigorous examination of the methods of investigation from which so many ‘interesting’ and ‘relevant’ findings result.