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Qualitative Organizational Research
Core Methods and Current Challenges



April 2012 | 544 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
This comprehensive text brings together in one volume the range of methods available for undertaking qualitative data collection and analysis.

Qualitative Organizational Research contains 27 chapters, each focusing on a specific technique. The first part of the volume looks at contemporary uses of qualitative methods in organizational research, outlining each method and illustrating practical application through case studies. The second part of the volume goes on to consider the broader issues in qualitative methods, examining key contemporary debates in each area as well as providing practical advice for those undertaking organizational research.

Written by Gillian Symon and Catherine Casse internationally renowned experts in qualitative research methods, this text is an accessible and essential resource for students and researchers in the areas of organization studies, management research and organizational psychology.

Catherine Cassell and Gillian Symon
Introduction: The Context of Qualitative Organizational Research
 
PART ONE: THE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF QUALITATIVE INQUIRY IN ORGANIZATIONS
Joanne Duberley, Phil Johnson and Catherine Cassell
Philosophies Underpinning Qualitative Research
Mark Saunders
Choosing Research Participants
Suzanne Tietze
Researching Your Own Organization
Kathryn Haynes
Reflexivity in Qualitative Research
Robin Holt
Ethical Research Practice
Rudolf R. Sinkovics and Eva A. Alfoldi
Facilitating the Interaction between Theory and Data in Qualitative Research Using CAQDAS
Katrina Pritchard
Combining Qualitative Methods
Ann Langley and Inger Stensaker
Longitudinal Research and Analysis
Laurie Cohen and M.N. Ravishankar
Doing Qualitative Business and Management Research in International and Intercultural Contexts
Joep Cornelissen, Hanna Gajewska-de Mattos, Rebecca Piekkari and Catherine Welch
Writing up as a Legitimacy-Seeking Process: Alternative Publishing Recipes for Qualitative Research
Gillian Symon and Catherine Cassell
Assessing Qualitative Research
Mark Learmonth and Mike Humphreys
Teaching Qualitative Research in the Business School
 
PART TWO: CORE METHODS OF QUALITATIVE INQUIRY IN ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH
Mats Alvesson and Karen Ashcraft
Interviews
Binna Kandola
Focus Groups
Russ Vince and Sam Warren
Participatory Visual Methods
Matthew J. Brannan and Teresa Oultram
Participant Observation
Michael Humphreys and Mark Learmonth
Autoethnography in Organizational Research: Two Tales of Two Cities
Dvora Yanow, Sierk Ybema and Merlijn van Hulst
Practising Organizational Ethnography
David A. Buchanan
Case Studies in Organizational Research
Julie Wolfram Cox
Action Research
Bill Lee
Using Documents in Organizational Research
Graeme J.J. Keneally
Grounded Theory: A Theory-Building Approach
Nigel King
Doing Template Analysis
David Greatbatch and Timothy Clark
Conversation Analysis in Management Research
Cliff Oswick
Discourse Analysis and Discursive Research
Sally Maitlis
Narrative Analysis

Not as expected. A valuable book in its field but not useful to my learners.

Mr Andrew Gadsdon
Political Science , Runshaw Adult College
June 18, 2012

The coverage of this text is excellent and is very well suited to doctoral level students. It provides a very strong foundation of knowledge and critical appreciation of core methods and current challenges.

Dr Sandra Corlett
Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University
June 18, 2012

Really excellent book.

Dr Mairi Watson
Northampton Business School, Northampton University
June 15, 2012

A very useful book that provides succinct and reflective introductions to the various facets of qualitative research - from thinking about and doing qualitative research to disseminating and teaching it.

Dr Tobias Jung
CASS Business School, City University
May 31, 2012

Easy to recommend book for students specialising in HRM.

Ms Elizabeth San Miguel
Business Administration , HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Scie
May 9, 2012

Suplemental reading for students whose research is qualitative

Mr Ioannis Dermitzakis
Business School, Peterborough Regional College
May 3, 2012

Very useful text as part of their series of qualitative methods in organisational research

Dr Sue Hignett
Loughborough Design School, Loughborough University
May 2, 2012

Addressing the standardization
of qualitative research designs relating to the role ethics and evidence is important. Ethics is an area that is worthy of the attention that this book has given. It is also good that the book addresses how to carry out research in one's own organization. This book provides an informative approach and encourages reflexivity.

Ms Wilma Garvin
Royal Docks Business School, University of East London
April 25, 2012
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Key features

KEY FEATURES:

  • Chapters on autoethnography, software packages, choosing participants and visual methods
  • An introductory chapter outlining the context for qualitative research
  • Coverage of all the key topics in qualitative research

Sample Materials & Chapters

Introduction