Handbook of Qualitative Organizational Research

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art, innovative approaches to qualitative research for organizational scholars. Individual chapters in each area are written by experts in a variety of fields, who have contributed some of the most innovative studies themselves in recent years. An indispensable reference guide to anyone conducting high-impact organizational research, this handbook includes innovative approaches to research problems, data collection, data analysis and interpretation, and application of research findings. The book will be of interest to scholars and graduate students in a wide variety of disciplines, including anthropology, organizational behavior, organizational theory, social psychology, and sociology

Zusatztext "A rich and diverse array of thought provoking contributions. An invaluable reference book that should be on the desk of organizational researchers." -Hayagreeva Rao! Graduate School of Business! Stanford University! USA"Elsbach and Kramer have assembled an authoritative and substantive volume. With many inquisitive articles! the authors demonstrate the relevance! depth! value! joy and humanity of qualitative research in organizations." -Michael A. Diamond! University of Missouri! USA"Qualitative research is rich and important. This book shows how researchers are advancing its theory and practice in the US. It's a valuable addition to American scholarship in this growing field." -Carl May! University of Southampton! United Kingdom"The Handbook of Qualitative Organizational Research is a marvelous compendium of essays by those doing some of the most original qualitative research in our field. Filled with enlivening and carefully documented new approaches to research design! data collection and analysis! it is both inspirational and practical! making an invaluable guide for seasoned and early scholars alike. A wonderfully different research methods book!" -Sally Maitlis! University of Oxford! United Kingdom"The contributors take us from business schools to prisons! from hermeneutic circles to social networks! from concept maps to multilevel discourse; and in doing so! they provide a wealth of ideas for study design! data collection and analysis. The content strikes a nice balance between the conceptual and epistemological issues underlying the research methods and the practical considerations of deploying them in organisational settings." -Denham Phipps! PhD! University of Manchester Informationen zum Autor Roderick M. Kramer is the William R. Kimball Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. He is the author of more than 150 scholarly articles, and his work has appeared in leading academic journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly , as well as in practitioner-oriented magazines such as the Harvard Business Review . He is also the author or co-author of 17 books. Kimberly D. Elsbach is Professor of Management, Stephen G. Newberry Chair in Leadership, and Associate Dean for Instruction at the Graduate School of Management, University of California, Davis. She is also an International Research Fellow at the Center for Corporate Reputation, Oxford University, and the co-founder and organizer of the Davis Conference on Qualitative Research. She has published over 60 scholarly articles and 6 books, focusing on the study of individual and organizational perceptions. Klappentext This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art, innovative approaches to qualitative research for organizational scholars. Individual chapters in each area are written by experts in a variety of fields, who have contributed some of the most innovative studies themselves in recent years. An indispensable reference guide to anyone conducting high-impact organizational research, this handbook includes innovative approaches to research problems, data collection, data analysis and interpretation, and application of research findings. The book will be of interest to scholars and graduate students in a wide variety of disciplines, including anthropology, organizational behavior, organizational theory, social psychology, and sociology Zusammenfassung This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art, innovative approaches to qualitative research for organizational scholars. Individual chapters in each area are written by experts in a variety of fields, who have contributed some of the most innovative studies themselves in recent years. An indispensable reference guide to anyone conducting high-impact organizational research, this handbook includes innovative approaches to researc...

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Roderick M. Kramer is the William R. Kimball Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. He is the author of more than 150 scholarly articles, and his work has appeared in leading academic journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, as well as in practitioner-oriented magazines such as the Harvard Business Review. He is also the author or co-author of 17 books.

Kimberly D. Elsbach is Professor of Management, Stephen G. Newberry Chair in Leadership, and Associate Dean for Instruction at the Graduate School of Management, University of California, Davis. She is also an International Research Fellow at the Center for Corporate Reputation, Oxford University, and the co-founder and organizer of the Davis Conference on Qualitative Research. She has published over 60 scholarly articles and 6 books, focusing on the study of individual and organizational perceptions.

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Part I: Introduction, History, & Context of Qualitative Methods 1. Introduction: In Search of Innovative Pathways and Methods in Qualitative Research *Kimberly D. Elsbach and Roderick M. Kramer ***2. Qualitative Research: It Just Keeps Getting More Interesting! *Sara L. Rynes and Jean M. Bartunek ***3. Ups and Downs: Trends in the Development and Reception of Qualitative Methods *Michael Mauskapf and Paul Hirsch *Part II: Innovative Research Settings 4. Understanding Organizations from Extreme Cases ***Katherine K. Chen ***5. Contract Ethnography in Corporate Settings: Innovation from Entanglement *Anne-Laure Fayard, John Van Maanen, and John Weeks ***6. Studying Elites in Institutions of Higher Education *Scott Snook and Rakesh Khurana ***7. Drawing Fine Lines Behind Bars: Pushing the Boundaries of Researcher Neutrality in Unconventional Contexts Kristie M. Rogers, Madeline Toubiana, and Katherine A. DeCelles 8. Why is That Interesting? Finding the Meanings of Unexplored Phenomena *Ian J. Walsh and Jean M. Bartunek ***9. Studying Organizational Fields Through Ethnography *Tammar B. Zilber *Part III: Innovative Research Designs 10. How to Look Two Ways at Once: Research Strategies for Inhabited Institutionalism ***Michael A. Haedicke and Tim Hallett ***11. Using Qualitative Methods to Track Evolving Entrepreneurial Identities *Philip Anderson ***12. From What Happened To What Happens: Using Microhistorical Case Studies to Build Grounded Theory in Organization Studies *Andrew Hargadon ***13. Immersion Ethnography of Elites *Brooke Harrington ***14. Accounting for Accounts: Crafting Ethnographic Validity through Team Ethnography Joelle Evans, Ruthanne Huising, and Susan S. Silbey 15. Qualitative Comparative Analysis: Opportunities for Case-Based Research *Reut Livne-Tarandach, Benjamin Hawbaker, Brooke Lahneman, and Candace Jones ***16. Leveraging Comparative Field Data for Theory Generation *Beth A. Bechky and Siobhan O'Mahony ***17. Crafting and Selecting Research Questions and Contexts in Qualitative Research *Michael G. Pratt ***18. A Practice Approach to the Study of Social Networks *Maria Christina Binz-Scharf *Part IV: Unique Forms of Qualitative Data** 19. Denials, Obstructions, a…