Handbook of qualitative research methods on human resource management : innovative techniques 1. Qualitative research in HRM: innovation over stagnation Keith Townsend Rebecca Loudoun and David Lewin Section I designing qualitative projects 2. The role of qualitative methods in mixed methods designs Roslyn Cameron 3. Anchoring qualitative methods for longitudinal studies Rebecca Loudoun and Keith Townsend 4. Autoethnography: a novel way to study HRM Sally Sambrook Section II innovations in data sources 5. Using legal research methods in human resource management research Richard Johnstone 6. The use of news media as a data source in HRM research: exploring societys perceptions Sheryl Ramsay Sara Branch and Jacqueline Ewart 7. Netnographical methods and the challenge of researching hidden and secretive employee social media practices James Richards 8. Doing historical research in human resource management: with some reflections on an academic career Peter Ackers 9. Thinking about philosophical methods in human resources Kerrie L. Unsworth and Matthew T. Hardin Section III innovations in data collection methods 10. An experiment with the miracle question: an innovative data collection technique in HR research Keith Townsend 11. Using photo elicitation to understand experiences of work life balance Catherine Cassell Fatima Malik and Laura Radcliffe 12. Using qualitative repertory grid interviews to gather shared perspectives in a sequential mixed methods research design Céline Rojon Mark N.K. Saunders and Almuth Mcdowall 13. Free verbal associations measuring what people think about employee participation Werner Nienhueser 14. Using qualitative diaries to uncover the complexities of daily experiences Laura S. Radcliffe 15. Autoethnographic vignettes in HRM Mark Learmonth and Michael Humphreys Section IV innovative data analysis 16. Computer supported qualitative research Julie Cogin and Ju Li Ng 17. Cross cultural HRM research: the potential of causal cognitive mapping Gail Clarkson 18. Deriving behavioural role descriptions from the perspectives of job holders: an illustrative example Richard Winter. Human resource management as a field of research is a broad church with a wide variety of research methods in use. This Handbook focuses on qualitative research methods and explores the opportunities and challenges of new technologies for innovating data collection and data analysis. The editors have brought together 18 chapters written by some of the worlds leading researchers in their field. They begin with the importance of good project design and then move on to reflect on innovations and developments in data sources such as netnographical methods legal research methods the use of news media and historical research. They go on to outline innovations in data collection methods with particular pertinence to key HRM topics. Finally the contributors explore innovative data analysis looking at the importance of computer supported qualitative research causal cognitive mapping and deriving behavioural role descriptions from the perspectives of job holders. This Handbook is an invaluable tool for students researchers and academics in the field of human resource management