The Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods on Human Resource Management: Innovative Techniques, edited by Keith Townsend and published by Edward Elgar Publishing, offers a comprehensive exploration into the diverse qualitative research methods applicable to human resource management (HRM). This volume is part of the esteemed Handbooks of Research Methods in Management series and was released on August 30, 2016. Spanning 288 pages, it delves deeply into the methodologies that enhance HRM research, providing insights through a collection of 18 chapters authored by leading experts in their respective fields.

The book begins with an emphasis on sound project design and progresses to discuss innovations in data sources, including netnographical methods, legal research techniques, the utilization of news media, and historical research approaches. It further explores advancements in data collection methods relevant to key HRM topics, followed by a discussion on innovative data analysis methodologies such as computer-supported qualitative research, causal cognitive mapping, and deriving behavioral role descriptions from the perspectives of job-holders.

Targeted at students, researchers, and academics in the field of human resource management, this handbook serves as an indispensable guide for anyone seeking to innovate and deepen their understanding of qualitative research methods within HRM. The contributors include P. Ackers, S. Branch, R. Cameron, C. Cassell, G. Clarkson, J. Cogin, J. Ewart, M.T. Hardin, M. Humphreys, R. Johnstone, M. Learmonth, D. Lewin, R. Loudoun, F. Malik, A. McDowall, J.L. Ng, W. Nienhüeser, L.S. Radcliffe, S. Ramsay, J. Richards, C. Rojon, S. Sambrook, M.N.K. Saunders, K. Townsend, K.L. Unsworth, and R. Winter.