Qualitative Methodologies in Organization Studies

M algorzata Ciesielska is Senior Lecturer in Organization Studies & HRM at Teesside University, UK, and Associate Editor of Tamara - Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry.

Dariusz Jemielniak is Professor of Management, Head of the Center for Research on Organizations and Workplaces, and Founder of the New Research on Digital Societies group at Kozminski University, Poland.

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.

Marta Struminska-Kutra and Izabela Koladkiewicz

2 Observation Methods

Malgorzata Ciesielska, Katarzyna W. Boström, and Magnus Öhlander

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 Özbilgin 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

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