Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research / Edition 1

by Cathy Cassell, Gillian Symon

Overview

Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research is an excellent resource for students and researchers in the areas of organization studies, management research and organizational psychology, bringing together in one volume the range of methods available for undertaking qualitative data collection and analysis.

The volume includes 30 chapters, each focusing on a specific technique. The chapters cover traditional research methods, analysis techniques, and interventions as well as the latest developments in the field. Each chapter reviews how the method has been used in organizational research, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using the method, and presents a case study example of the method in use. A list of further reading is supplied for those requiring additional information about a given method.

The comprehensive and accessible nature of this collection will make it an essential and lasting handbook for researchers and students studying organizations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761948872
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	06/05/2004
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.53(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Promoting New Research Practices in Organizational Research - Gillian Symon and Catherine Cassell
Using Interviews in Qualitative Research - Nigel King
Electronic Interviews in Organizational Research - Stephanie J Morgan and Gillian Symon
Life Histories - Gill Musson
Critical Incident Technique - Elizabeth Chell
Repertory Grids - Catherine Cassell and Susan Walsh
Cognitive Mapping in Organizational Research - Seonaidh Mc Donald, Kevin Daniels and Claire Harris
The Twenty Statements Test - Anne Rees and Nigel Nicholson
Qualitative Research Diaries - Gillian Symon
Stories in Organizational Research - Yiannis Gabriel and Dorothy S Griffiths
Pictorial Representation - David R Stiles
Group Methods of Organizational Analysis - Chris Steyaert and Ren[ac]e Bouwen
Participant Observation - David Waddington
Analytic Induction - Phil Johnson
Critical Research and Analysis in Organizations - Kate Mackenzie Davey and Andreas P D Liefooghe
Hermeneutic Understanding - John Mc Auley
Discourse Analysis - Penny Dick
Talk-in-Interaction/Conversation Analysis - Dalvir Samra-Fredericks
Attributional Coding - Jo Silvester
Grounded Theory in Organizational Research - Hannakaisa L[um]ansisalmi, Jos[ac]e-Maria Peir[ac]o and Mika Kivim[um]aki
Using Templates in the Thematic Analysis of Text - Nigel King
Using Data Matrices - Sara Nadin and Catherine Cassell
Preserving, Sharing and Reusing Data from Qualitative Research - Louise Corti, Paul Thompson and Janet Fink
Methods and Strategies
Historical Analysis of Company Documents - Michael Rowlinson
Ethnography - John D Brewer
Case Study Research - Jean Hartley
Soft Systems Analysis - Susan Walsh and Chris Clegg
Reflections and Update
Action Research and Research Action - Frank Heller
A Family of Methods
Co-Research - John Bennington and Jean Hartley
Insider/Outsider Teams for Organizational Research
The Future Conference - Fran Ryan