Qualitative methods in business research / (Record no. 44224)
[ view plain ]
000 -LEADER | |
---|---|
fixed length control field | 07863cam a22002897i 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
ISBN | 1446273393 (paperback) |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
ISBN | 9781446273395 (paperback) |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
ISBN | 9781446273388 (hbk.) |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
ISBN | 1446273385 (hbk.) |
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 650.072 |
Item number | ERI |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
Personal name | Eriksson, Päivi, |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Qualitative methods in business research / |
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
Edition statement | 2nd edition. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Place of publication | London : |
Name of publisher | SAGE, |
Year of publication | [2016] ©2016 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Number of Pages | x, 363 pages ; |
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
General note | First edition published 2008. |
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Formatted contents note | Machine generated contents note: pt. I THE BUSINESS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH --<br/>1. Introduction --<br/>The purpose of the book --<br/>What is qualitative business research? --<br/>Qualitative approaches introduced in this book --<br/>How to use this book --<br/>2. Research Philosophy --<br/>The relevance of philosophical issues in business research --<br/>Key concepts of the philosophy of science --<br/>The main philosophical positions --<br/>Basic aspects of inquiry --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>3. Research Design and Process --<br/>Importance of planning --<br/>Elements of the research design --<br/>Circularity of the research process --<br/>Time and the qualitative research process --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>4. Research Questions and Literature Review --<br/>The relevance of the research questions --<br/>Various types of research question --<br/>The use of theory and theoretical concepts --<br/>Positioning the study through literature --<br/>The relevance of a literature review --<br/>Two ways of doing a literature review --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>5. Access and Relationships --<br/>Identifying research participants --<br/>Accessing organizations --<br/>Accessing individuals --<br/>Making research agreements --<br/>The researcher --<br/>participant relationship --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>6. Ethics in Research --<br/>The importance of ethics in business research --<br/>Dimensions of researcher --<br/>participant relationships --<br/>Sponsorship and research ethics --<br/>What is good scientific practice? --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>pt. II WORKING WITH QUALITATIVE DATA --<br/>7. Introduction to Qualitative Data --<br/>What counts as qualitative data? --<br/>Introducing different types of qualitative data --<br/>Ways of doing textual analysis --<br/>The circularity of data gathering and analysis --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>8. Interviews and Observations --<br/>Qualitative interviews --<br/>Participant and non-participant observations --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>9. Digital Data --<br/>The relevance of digital research --<br/>Three categories of digital research data --<br/>Collecting digital data --<br/>Computer software for digital data --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>10. Qualitative Content Analysis --<br/>What is qualitative content analysis? --<br/>How qualitative content analysis can be done --<br/>Qualitative content analysis in relation to qualitative research approaches --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>pt. III QUALITATIVE RESEARCH APPROACHES --<br/>11. Case Study Research --<br/>What is case study research? --<br/>Ways of doing case study research --<br/>Intensive case study research --<br/>Extensive case study research --<br/>Collecting and analyzing case study data --<br/>Writing and evaluation of case studies --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>12. Ethnographic Research --<br/>What is ethnographic research? --<br/>Methodological principles --<br/>How to conduct ethnographic research --<br/>Analyzing and interpreting ethnographic data --<br/>Writing and evaluation of ethnographic research --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>13. Action Research --<br/>What is action research? --<br/>Different types of action research --<br/>How to design an action research project --<br/>Data gathering and analysis --<br/>Writing and evaluation of action research --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>14. Focus Group Research --<br/>What is focus group research? --<br/>Key characteristics of focus groups --<br/>How to organize and conduct focus group research --<br/>Analyzing focus group data --<br/>Writing and evaluation of focus group research --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>15. Grounded Theory Research --<br/>What is grounded theory research? --<br/>The rationale of grounded theory methodology --<br/>Key elements and processes --<br/>Basic steps in the analysis --<br/>Grounded theory approach revisited --<br/>Writing and evaluation of grounded theory research --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>16. Narrative Research --<br/>What is narrative research? --<br/>Key concepts and understandings of narrative research --<br/>How to collect and analyze narrative data --<br/>Writing and evaluation of narrative research --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>17. Discourse Theoretical Research --<br/>Discourse theory and discourse analysis --<br/>Foucauldian discourse theory and analysis --<br/>Critical discourse analysis --<br/>What does not count as discourse analysis? --<br/>Writing and evaluating discursive research --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>18. Critical Research --<br/>What is critical research? --<br/>The many directions of critical research --<br/>History of critical research --<br/>The key concepts in critical research --<br/>What methods does critical research use? --<br/>Writing and evaluation of critical research --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercise --<br/>19. Feminist Research --<br/>What is feminist research? --<br/>Business research and gender --<br/>Gender in research --<br/>Ways for analyzing gender in business research --<br/>Key methods of qualitative feminist research --<br/>How to write and evaluate feminist analysis --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>20. Visual Research --<br/>What is visual research? --<br/>Ways of using visual materials --<br/>The use of visual materials in business research --<br/>Analyzing visual materials --<br/>Writing the visual materials into research --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>pt. IV WRITING, EVALUATING AND PUBLISHING --<br/>21. Writing Process --<br/>What is qualitative research writing? --<br/>The structure of the qualitative research report --<br/>Qualitative writing styles --<br/>Developing skills for qualitative writing --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>22. Evaluation --<br/>Key aspects of qualitative business research evaluation --<br/>Adopting the classic criteria of good-quality research --<br/>Adopting alternative but common evaluation criteria --<br/>Abandoning the idea of common evaluation criteria for qualitative research --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercise --<br/>23. Publishing --<br/>What is publishing? --<br/>How to publish qualitative business research --<br/>Key points of the chapter --<br/>Further reading --<br/>Exercises --<br/>24. Breaking the Boundaries --<br/>What is qualitative business research? --<br/>Circularity of the research process --<br/>Combining qualitative and quantitative research --<br/>Learning continues... |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc | Covering all the major qualitative approaches in business research (including case study research, ethnography, narrative inquiry, discourse analysis, grounded theory and action research), this practical, how-to guide shows how qualitative methods are used within management, marketing and organizational studies |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Business |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Qualitative research. |
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Qualitative Methode. |
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Wirtschaftswissenschaften. |
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Ethnologie. |
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Interview. |
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Kovalainen, Anne, |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
Koha item type | Reference Books |
Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 11/09/2017 | Purchased | 6059.52 | 650.072 ERI | 015493 | Reference Books |