Once you have settled upon your topic, ensure you have:
Reviewing background information on the topic, which can help facilitate this process, is particularly important if you are unfamiliar with the subject or how to approach it. Background information on IR/HR topics can be found in foundational textbooks, handbooks and encyclopedias, such as:
Industrial relations, the economy, and society / by 
Industrial Relations in Canada by 
The Oxford Handbook of Employment Relations by
Also available in print at the CIRHR Library.
The Oxford Handbook of Work and Organization by
Also available in print at the CIRHR Library.
The SAGE Handbook of Industrial Relations by
Also available in print at the CIRHR Library.
The Routledge Companion to Strategic Human Resource Management by
Also available in print at the CIRHR Library.
