Process-based Studies in Qualitative Management Research – From Research Design to Publication

Description:

This course will discuss different traditions and templates for designing qualitative research, data collection and analysis strategies, and publishing results in management journals, with a special focus on process-based studies (Langley & Abdallah, 2011). Qualitative research is now regularly published in top management journals, including those where qualitative studies used to be less common. Alongside this trend there has been an ongoing formalization of qualitative methodologies to fulfil the requirement to show that a consistent and rigorous methodology was applied, in line with the underlying epistemological assumptions such as positivist, interpretive and critical perspectives (Gephart, 2004). We will discuss different methodological approaches and templates for collecting and analysing qualitative data, and for effectively communicating research results. Selected approaches include grounded theory and the Gioia methodology (Gioia et al., 2013), strategies for making sense of process data identified by Langley (1999), comparative case analysis as introduced by Eisenhardt (e.g. Eisenhardt, 1989; Eisenhardt & Graebner, 2007), historical analysis and documentary analysis (Rowlinson, 2004; Rowlinson et al., 2014), and extended case method (Wadham and Warren, 2014). In the mornings we will briefly introduce and evaluate different approaches, and discuss published paper exemplars applying a particular perspective, while the afternoon will focus on applying methodologies, evaluating strengths and weaknesses from the individual researchers’ points of view, and identifying publication options.

Cost:

Student - £150
Staff - £250

Website and registration:

http://www.aston.ac.uk/aston-business-school/programmes/research/summer-school-in-advanced-research-methods/

Region:

West Midlands

Keywords:

Descriptive Research, Exploratory Research, Explanatory Research and Causal analysis, Longitudinal Research , Case Study, Analysis of administrative data, Quality in Qualitative Research, Narrative Methods, Documentary Analysis, Grounded Theory, Ethnography, Qualitative Approaches (other), Research Skills, Communication and Dissemination (other)

Related publications and presentations:

Descriptive Research
Exploratory Research
Explanatory Research and Causal analysis
Longitudinal Research
Case Study
Analysis of administrative data
Quality in Qualitative Research
Narrative Methods
Documentary Analysis
Grounded Theory
Ethnography
Qualitative Approaches (other)
Research Skills, Communication and Dissemination (other)

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