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Qualitative methods in management research: an introduction to the themed issue

Cassell, Catherine; Buehring, Anna; Symon, Gillian; … - In: Management Decision 44 (2006) 2, pp. 161-166

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to introduce the themed issue about qualitative research in the business and management field Design/methodology/approach – The paper considers some issues about how to define the term “qualitative research”, and then introduces each of the papers in...

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Qualitative research in management: addressing complexity, context and persona

Gummesson, Evert - In: Management Decision 44 (2006) 2, pp. 167-179

being largely disregarded by research: complexity, context and persona (the human and social aspects of researcher behaviour … complexity, context and persona and their multitude of factors, relationships and fuzzy phenomena; conventional statistical … studied phenomena in their proper context, and sweep persona under the carpet. Originality/value – The article is on …

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Using qualitative research synthesis to build an actionable knowledge base

Denyer, David; Tranfield, David - In: Management Decision 44 (2006) 2, pp. 213-227

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the qualitative synthesis and use of existing management research to inform management practice. Design/methodology/approach – Three methods of qualitative synthesis, each with contrasting methodologies, are presented and their potential...

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The role and status of qualitative methods in management research: an empirical account

Cassell, Catherine; Symon, Gillian; Buehring, Anna; … - In: Management Decision 44 (2006) 2, pp. 290-303

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a piece of empirical work that investigates the current role and status of qualitative research within the management field. Design/methodology/approach – The research is based on 45 in‐depth qualitative interviews with members of a range...

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The language of management studies: poetical ways of saying

Berman Brown, Reva - In: Management Decision 44 (2006) 4, pp. 464-473

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe linkages between the techniques of poetical expression and the language used by scholars to communicate management practice. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is to consider the stylistic perspective of the language used for...

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From outside lane to inside track: sport management research in the twenty‐first century

Chadwick, Simon - In: Management Decision 47 (2009) 1, pp. 191-203

Purpose – Major changes have taken place in sport in recent years, which has consequently led to the emergence and development of an associated sport management literature. To date, this literature has been confined to the margins of management theory and research, although the development of...

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A foundationalist perspective for management research: a European trend and experience

Hatchuel, Armand - In: Management Decision 47 (2009) 9, pp. 1458-1475

French context, of an epistemological debate about management as an academic field which led to FPM as an alternative to … context of management research. Yet, the new epistemology of management research that it presents may contribute to the …

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Putting AIM in context

Wensley, Robin - In: Management Decision 47 (2009) 9, pp. 1476-1484

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critically review the relationship between management research and practice particularly in the UK. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of an historical survey of initiatives and different conceptual approaches. Findings – The...

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The art of managing for the future: leadership of turbulence

Lane, David A.; Down, Martin - In: Management Decision 48 (2010) 4, pp. 512-527

Purpose – The paper aims to explore themes in Drucker's work which provide messages for current turbulent times. Based on a literature review of both Drucker's work and contemporary studies in the field of complexity theory the paper's aim is to explore turbulence as a feature of levels of...

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Conceptualisation of management and leadership

Nienaber, Hester - In: Management Decision 48 (2010) 5, pp. 661-675

Purpose – The divide in the conceptualisation of the terms “management” and “leadership” is not clear. The purpose of this paper is to explore the concepts of management and leadership. Design/methodology/approach – The approach of the study followed a synthesis review and also...

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