Editing Organizational behavior (section)

==Research methods used==
A variety of methods are used in organizational behavior, many of which are found in other social sciences.

===Quantitative methods===
{{Main|Quantitative research}}
Quantitative research allows organizational behavior to be studied/compared through numerical data. A key advantage of quantitative studies is that their efficient examinations of large groups can be studied at lower costs and in less time. This form of research studies more of the broad study.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Schmiedel |first1=Theresa |last2=Müller |first2=Oliver |last3=vom Brocke |first3=Jan |date=October 2019 |title=Topic Modeling as a Strategy of Inquiry in Organizational Research: A Tutorial With an Application Example on Organizational Culture |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1094428118773858 |journal=Organizational Research Methods |language=en |volume=22 |issue=4 |pages=941–968 |doi=10.1177/1094428118773858 |issn=1094-4281}}</ref>

Statistical methods used in OB research commonly include [[correlation]], [[analysis of variance]], [[meta-analysis]], [[multilevel model]]ing, [[multiple regression]], [[structural equation modeling]], and [[time series analysis]]<ref name="Brewerton">Brewerton, P.M., & Millward, L.J. (2010). ''Organizational research methods: A guide for students and researchers''. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.</ref><ref>[https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/organizational-research-methods/journal200894#description ''Organizational Research Methods'' (journal)]</ref>

===Computer simulation===
{{Main|Computer simulation and organization studies}}

Computer simulation is a prominent method in organizational behavior.<ref>Harrison, Lin, Carroll, & Carley, 2007</ref> While there are many uses for [[computer simulation]], most Organizational behavioral researchers have used computer simulation to understand how organizations or firms operate. More recently, however, researchers have also started to apply computer simulation to understand individual behavior at a micro-level, focusing on individual and interpersonal [[cognition]] and [[behavior]]<ref name="Hughes et al (2012) JOOP">{{cite journal | last1 = Hughes | first1 = H. P. N. | last2 = Clegg | first2 = C. W. | last3 = Robinson | first3 = M. A. | last4 = Crowder | first4 = R. M. | year = 2012 | title = Agent-based modelling and simulation: The potential contribution to organizational psychology | doi = 10.1111/j.2044-8325.2012.02053.x | journal = Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology | volume = 85 | issue = 3| pages = 487–502 }}</ref> such as the thought processes and behaviors that make up [[teamwork]].<ref name="Crowder et al (2012) IEEE TSMCA">{{cite journal | last1 = Crowder | first1 = R. M. | last2 = Robinson | first2 = M. A. | last3 = Hughes | first3 = H. P. N. | last4 = Sim | first4 = Y. W. | year = 2012 | title = The development of an agent-based modeling framework for simulating engineering team work | doi = 10.1109/TSMCA.2012.2199304 | journal = IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics - Part A: Systems and Humans | volume = 42 | issue = 6| pages = 1425–1439 | s2cid = 7985332 }}</ref>

===Qualitative methods===
{{Main|Qualitative research}}
Qualitative research<ref name = "Brewerton"/> consists of several methods of inquiry that generally do not involve the quantification of variables.This procedure builds and structure patterns of individual behavior.<ref name=":0" /> An advantage of qualitative research is that it provides a clearer picture of an organization. Qualitative methods can range from the [[content analysis]] of interviews or written material to written narratives of observations. Meaning that qualitative research goes more in depth of their studies as opposed to the entirety.<ref name=":0" /> Common methods include [[ethnography]], [[case study|case studies]], historical methods, and interviews.