CHAPTER 6

Finding and using

documentary and

organisational evidence

Learning outcomes• Identify documents from or about an organisation

or an HR issue that will assist in answering your research questions

• Evaluate the use of different types of documents in designing and implementing a research project

• Determine how to make use of data from management information systems

• Identify the most appropriate and relevant forms of documentary sources for your enquiry

• Consider different ways of analysing documentary and organisational information

Finding and using documentary and organisational evidence

Different sources of organisational evidence

Advantages and disadvantages of documentary and other organisational

evidence

Categorising and analysing organisational evidence