Abstract
Building on previous work that has examined the use of research methods in industrial relations/employment relations (IR/ER), particularly Whitfield and Strauss (2000), this chapter updates its empirical work and re-examines its key postulates. IR/ER research continues to show a wide range of research methods and approaches. It is highly empirical, with a large proportion of papers published in its leading journals involving data collected by the author(s), and there is still a significant level of research that has a policy orientation. A significant number of case studies are undertaken by IR/ER researchers, but perhaps not as many as is generally thought. ...
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