Professor Alan Bryman

Professor Alan Bryman:

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Professor Alan Bryman

Head of School and Professor of Organisational and Social Research

Telephone: +44 (0) 116 252 2790
Fax: +44 (0) 116 252 5515
Email: a.bryman@le.ac.uk

Office: Room 308, Ken Edwards Building

Brief Biography

I joined the School of Management in August 2005 after working for 31 years in the Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University. I currently teach Qualitative Management Research on the PhD programme and have been Head of School since January 2008.

Research Interests

My main areas of research lie in the following areas:

• Combining quantitative and qualitative research. For a long time, I've been interested in methodological issues and in 2003-4, I was funded as a fellow to work on the issue of how quantitative and qualitative research are combined in the social sciences. The fellowship was part of the Economic and Social Research Council's Research Methods Programme.
• Disneyization and McDonaldization. I'm interested in different aspects of modern consumer culture and their implications for organizational issues. I'm particularly interested in the impact that the principles associated with Disney theme parks are influencing how services and products are made available for consumption. I explored these issues in a book, The Disneyization of Society (Sage, 2004), which has been translated into Chinese, Portuguese, and Japanese.
• Effective leadership in higher education. I've been interested in leadership for many years and in fact have written two books on this topic: Leadership and Organizations (Routledge, 1986) and Charisma and Leadership in Organizations (Sage, 1992). In 2005/06, I worked full-time on a review of the literature on leadership in universities. This was funded by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.

Selected Recent and Forthcoming Publications

2008 and in press

Bryman, A. 'Of methods and methodology', Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, 3, 2008, pp. 159-68.

Bryman, A. Social Research Methods third edition (Oxford University Press, 2008). See: http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780199202959.
For the Online Resource Centre: http://www.oup.com/uk/orc/bin/9780199202959/

Bryman, A. and Cramer, D., Quantitative Data Analysis with SPSS 14, 15 and 16: A Guide for Social Scientists (Routledge, 2008).

Buchanan, D. and Bryman, A. (eds) Sage Handbook of Organizational Research Methods (Sage, 2009, in press).

Bryman, A. 'The end of the paradigm wars?', in P. Alasuutari, J. Brannen and L. Bickman (eds) Handbook of Social Research, (Sage, 2008), pp. 13-25.

Bryman, A. 'Why do researchers integrate/combine/mesh/blend/mix/merge/fuse quantitative and qualitative research?', in M. Bergman (ed.), Advances in Mixed Methods Research, (Sage, 2008) pp. 87-100.

Bryman, A. 'Leadership in higher education', in K.T. James and J. Collins (eds), Leadership Perspectives: Knowledge into Action, (Palgrave, 2008) pp. 126-39.

2007

Bryman, A., Becker, S., and Sempik, J., 'Quality criteria for quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research', International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 11, 2007, pp.261-76.

Bryman, A. and Bell, E., Business Research Methods revised edition (Oxford University Press, 2007)
http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780199284986
For the Online Resource Centre: http://www.oup.com/uk/orc/bin/9780199284986/

Bryman, A., 'Barriers to integrating quantitative and qualitative research', Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 1, 2007, pp. 1-18.

Bryman, A., 'The research question in social research: what is its role?', International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 10, 2007, pp. 5-20.

Bell, E. and Bryman, A., 'The ethics of management research: an exploratory content analysis', British Journal of Management, 18, 2007, pp. 63-77.

Buchanan, D. and Bryman, A., 'Contextualizing methods choice in organizational research', Organizational Research Methods, 10, 2007, pp. 483-501.

Angell, E., Jackson, C., Ashcroft, R., Bryman, A., Windridge, K., and Dixon-Woods, M. 'Is "inconsistency" in Research Ethics Committee decision-making really a problem? An empirical investigation and reflection', Clinical Ethics, 2, 2007, pp. 92-9.

Bryman, A., 'Effective leadership in higher education', Studies in Higher Education, 32, 2007, pp. 693-710.

Sempik, J., Becker, S. and Bryman, A., 'The quality of research evidence in social policy: Consensus and dissension among researchers', Evidence and Practice, 3, 2007, pp. 407-23.

Dixon-Woods, M., Angell, E., Ashcroft, R. and Bryman, A. 'Written work: the social functions of Research Ethics Committee letters', Social Science and Medicine, 65, 2007, pp. 792-802.

Angell, E., Bryman, A., Ashcroft, R., and Dixon-Woods, M., 'Never mind the scientific quality, feel the ethics?: an analysis of decision letters by Research Ethics Committees and a reflection', Quality and Safety in Health Care, 17, 2007, pp. 131-6.

Bryman, A. entries on 'Disneyization' and 'Technological determinism' in G. Ritzer (ed.), Encyclopedia of Sociology (Blackwell, 2007).

2006

Bryman, A. 'Integrating quantitative and qualitative research: how is it done?', Qualitative Research, 6, 2006, pp. 97-113.

Bryman, A. 'Paradigm peace and the implications for quality', International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 9, 2006, pp. 111-26.

Bryman, A. and Cassell, C. 'The researcher interview: A reflexive perspective', Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: an international journal, 1, 2006, pp. 41-55.

Bryman, A. and Beardsworth, A. 'Is Qualitative Research Becoming McDonaldized?', Methodological Innovations Online [Online], 1(1), 2006. Available: http://sirius.soc.plymouth.ac.uk/~andyp/viewarticle.php?id=20

Bryman, A. (ed.), Mixed Methods (Sage, 2006). This is a four-volume set.

Parry, K.W. and Bryman, A. 'Leadership in organizations', in S. Clegg, C. Hardy, T. Lawrence and W. Nord (eds), Sage Handbook of Organization Studies (Sage, 2006).

2005

Bryman, A. and Cramer, D. Quantitative Data Analysis with SPSS 12 and 13: A Guide for Social Scientists (Routledge, 2005).

Bryman, A. and Teevan, J. Social Research Methods. Canadian Edition (Oxford University Press, 2005) [ Find out more... ]

Greasley, K., Bryman, A., Dainty, ARJ., Price, ADF., Soetanto, R. and King, N. 'Employee perceptions of empowerment', Employee Relations , 27, 2005, pp. 354-68.

Dainty, ARJ., Bryman, A., Price, ADF., Greasley, K., Soentanto, R. and King, N. 'Project affinity: the role of emotional attachment in construction projects,' Construction Management and Economics , 23, pp. 241-244.

2004

Lewis-Beck, M. Bryman, A and Liao, TF (eds), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods (Sage, 2004) [ Find out more... ]

Hardy, M. and Bryman, A. (eds), Handbook of Data Analysis (Sage, 2004) [ Find out more... ]

Bryman, A. Social Research Methods , Revised edition (Oxford University Press, 2004). [ Find out more... ]

Bryman, A. The Disneyization of Society (Sage, 2004). [ Find out more... ]

Becker, S. and Bryman, A. (eds), Understanding Research for Social Policy and Practice (Policy Press, 2004).

Entries on 'McDonaldization' and 'Disneyization' in G. Ritzer (ed.), Sage Encyclopedia of Social Theory (Sage, 2004).

Beardsworth, A and Bryman, A. 'Meat consumption and meat avoidance among young people - an eleven year longitudinal study', British Food Journal , vol. 106, 2004, pp. 313-27.

Bryman, 'Qualitative research on leadership: a critical but sympathetic review', Leadership Quarterly , 15, 2004, pp. 729-69.

Other

I edit a series of books entitled Understanding Social Research for Open University Press. In addition, I'm on the editorial board of the following journals: Leadership; The Leadership Quarterly; Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal; and Journal of Mixed-Methods Research.