Madden, Adrian ORCID: 0000-0002-3193-5808 , Bailey, Catherine, Alfes, Kerstin and Fletcher, Luke (2017) Using narrative evidence synthesis in HRM research: an overview of the method, its application and the lessons learned. Human Resource Management, 57 (2). pp. 641-657. ISSN 0090-4848 (Print), 1099-050X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21858)

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Abstract

The use of systematic approaches to evidence review and synthesis has recently become more common in the field of organizational research, yet their value remains unclear and largely untested. First used in medical research, evidence review is a technique for identifying, evaluating and synthesizing existing empirical evidence. With greater demand for the best evidence about ‘what works’ in organizational settings, nuanced approaches to evidence synthesis have evolved to address more complex research questions. Narrative synthesis is perceived to be particularly suited to evaluating diverse evidence types spanning multiple disciplinary fields, characteristic of the HRM domain. This article evaluates the narrative evidence synthesis approach, explains how it differs from other techniques and describes a worked example in relation to employee engagement. We consider its strengths, the challenges of using it and its value in HRM research.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	narrative synthesis, research methodology, systematic review, employee engagement
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Business Faculty of Business > Centre for Work and Employment Research (CREW) Faculty of Business > Department of Human Resources & Organisational Behaviour
Last Modified:	19 May 2020 14:39
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/17519

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