MODERN ORGANIZATION THEORY

TERM PROJECT

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
FROM AN ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE

Ýhsan Ulaþ Kocaoðlu

JANUARY 2006

CONTENTS
Definition of Qualitative Research in Social Sciences
Approaches to Management Research
Positivism versus Phenomenology
Deductive and Inductive
Schools of Thought in Management Research
Major Qualitaitve Research Approaches
Ethnographic Approach
Phenomenology
Field Research
Grounded Theory
Case study
Action Research

Narrative research

Qualitative Data Collection Techniques

Interviews

Workshops / Focus Groups

Literature Review

Participant Observation

Nonparticipant Observation

Data Analysis and Analytic Techniques

Analytic induction

Constant comparison

Coding

Enumaration

Memoing

Integrative diagrams and sessions:

Quality of Qualitative Research

Credibility

Transferability

Dependability

Confirmability

Discussion and Conclusion

References......

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