Unconventional methodology in organization and management research

Unconventional methodology in organization and management research Edited by Alan Bryman and David A. Buchanan - Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, c2018. - xix, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book describes twelve unconventional methodologies in organization and management research. These include unconventional research settings and data sources, unconventional research designs and data collection methods, unconventional analytic approaches, and designs and methods that exploit new technology developments. The aim is to encourage dialogue and experimentation with regard to the development of innovative, unconventional approaches to organization and management research. Several commentators have criticized the way in which research methods have become more formulaic, and have argued for greater diversity in research approaches. The methodological perspective that the we adopt shapes our interpretation of the information that we gather. Different methods generate different kinds of information, leading to different ways of understanding the phenomena that we are investigating. Our methods influence our styles of theorizing, ways of thinking and reasoning, and forms of writing and reporting research.

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Organizational behavior--Research--Methodology
Organization--Research
Management--Research--Methodology
Industrial organization--Research--Methodology
Industrial management--Research--Methodology

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