This book provides a thorough review of tested qualitative methods often used in organization studies, and outlines the challenges and essential requirements of designing a qualitative research project. The methods examined include case studies, observation, interviewing and the repertory grid technique. By highlighting certain key 'rules' for carrying out qualitative research and describing issues that should be avoided, this second volume of Qualitative Methodologies in Organization Studies is essential reading for academics and researchers who wish to understand the current state of qualitative data gathering within organization studies. Those exploring organization studies will find this two-volume collection extremely valuable as it contains robust contributions from highly-skilled authors who are actively researching in this field.
1 Case StudyMarta Struminska-Kutra and Izabela Koladkiewicz 2 Observation Methods Malgorzata Ciesielska, Katarzyna W. Bostroem, and Magnus OEhlander 3 Fieldwork Techniques for Our Times: Shadowing Barbara Czarniawska 4 Interviewing in Qualitative Research Svetlana Gudkova 5 Focus Group Interviews Katarzyna Gawlik 6 The Repertory Grid Technique Dorota Bourne and Devi A. Jankowicz 7 Relational Methods in Organization Studies: A Critical Overview 151 Mustafa OEzbilgin and Joana Vassilopoulou 8 Template Analysis in Business and Management Research Nigel King, Joanna Brooks, and Saloomeh Tabari 9 Discourse Analysis Aylin Kunter 10 Designing a Qualitative Research Project Agata Stasik and Adam Gendzwill 11 What Should Be Avoided During Qualitative Research? Beata Glinka and Przemyslaw Hensel Index
