Guidelines for Qualitative Research in Organization Studies: Controversy and Possibilities

The aim of the present article is to tackle the controversy of establishing guidelines for qualitative research in Organization and Management Theory (OMT) and to present a summary of suggestions on how to conduct good qualitative research given by methodologists on top-tier international publicatio...

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Published in:Administração (São Paulo) 2017-09, Vol.18 (3), p.457-488
Main Author: Cavalcanti, Maria Fernanda Rios
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Criteria for Evaluation
Management theory
Methodology
Organization theory
Qualitative Methods
Qualitative research
Research methodology
Researchers
Studies
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Summary:The aim of the present article is to tackle the controversy of establishing guidelines for qualitative research in Organization and Management Theory (OMT) and to present a summary of suggestions on how to conduct good qualitative research given by methodologists on top-tier international publications. In order to do so, the article discusses: general guidelines for qualitative research; how to achieve coherence and transparency in a qualitative empirical study; the meaning and importance of the concept of reflexivity; and, finally how to establish a theoretical contribution and transferability of findings in such context. The work presents a valuable contribution because such guidelines, concepts, and approaches can be adopted by students and researchers when conducting a qualitative research proposal, and by periodic reviewers to evaluate the quality of existing empirical studies.
ISSN:2177-6083
2358-0917
DOI:10.13058/raep.2017.v18n3.522