"Any research study needs a solid design before data collection or analysis can begin. This design ensures that any experimental evidence obtained by a researcher serves its purpose in making the researcher's argument more robust. Just as an architect prepares a blueprint before he approves a...

Editors' biography -- Contributors biography -- Foreword: a philosophical invitation -- Introduction / by Claire Jankelson and Steven Segal -- Towards phronesis : the hermeneutic circle as a lived experience of research by / Claire Jankelson -- Stuck between management theory and a hard place :...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of figures and boxes -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I: Framing thoughts on purpose -- 1 The business case for purpose: Friedman, Fink, and the battle for the soul of business -- 2 The new...

This innovative Handbook demonstrates that there is no single best approach to conducting longitudinal studies. At their best, longitudinal research designs yield rich, contextualised, multilevel and deep understanding of the studied phenomenon. The lack of resources in terms of time, funding...