The SAGE Handbook of Evaluation

The SAGE Handbook of Evaluation

Ian Shaw, Jennifer C Greene and Melvin M Mark

The SAGE Handbook of Evaluation is an authoritative resource consisting of 25 chapters covering a range of evaluation theories and techniques in a single, accessible volume. With contributions from world-leading figures in their fields overseen by an eminent international editorial board, this handbook is an extensive resource on the area.

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Analyzing Social Networks

Analyzing Social Networks

Stephen P Borgatti,  Martin G Everett and Jeffrey C Johnson

Providing a complete guide to this method from the authorities in the field, this book takes readers through the entire process involved with analysing social networks.

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Testing the Validity of Gender Ideology Items by Implementing Probing Questions in Web Surveys

Testing the Validity of Gender Ideology Items by Implementing Probing Questions in Web Surveys

Dorothée Behr, Michael Braun, Lars Kaczmirek, and Wolfgang Bandilla

This article from Field Methods examines the use of probing techniques in web surveys to identify validity problems of items. Conventional cognitive interviewing is usually based on small sample sizes and thus precludes quantifying the findings in a meaningful way or testing small or special…

Agent-Based Simulation Models in Organization Science

Agent-Based Simulation Models in Organization Science

Guido Fioretti

Agent-based simulation models can reproduce the interactions between members of an organization or between different organizations in an artificial environment where ‘‘agents’’ make decisions and communicate with one another. This article from Organizational Research Methods discusses possible applications to core issues in organization science and provides an introductory guide to simulation…