Qualitative Research in Management: A Decade of Progress

Approximately 10 years ago, Lee et al. reviewed the qualitative methods published during 1979–99 in the major US journals in the organizational sciences. This ten‐year follow‐up review of 198 qualitative articles assesses the progress made in qualitative research in management by specifically consid...

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Published in:Journal of management studies 2011-12, Vol.48 (8), p.1866-1891
Main Authors: Bluhm, Dustin J., Harman, Wendy, Lee, Thomas W., Mitchell, Terence R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Conceptualization
Europe
International comparisons
Longitudinal studies
Management research
Management science
Management theory
Methodology
Organization theory
Organizational research
Qualitative analysis
Qualitative research
Research trends
U.S.A
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Summary:Approximately 10 years ago, Lee et al. reviewed the qualitative methods published during 1979–99 in the major US journals in the organizational sciences. This ten‐year follow‐up review of 198 qualitative articles assesses the progress made in qualitative research in management by specifically considering: (1) the strength and legitimacy of recent publications that challenge any positivistic stigmatizations of qualitative research; (2) the methodological advances in qualitative methods, including the use and elucidation of novel techniques; and (3) the general contribution of qualitative research to the accumulation of management knowledge. By encompassing both US and European journals in our review, we also compare and contrast the qualitative research published on both sides of the Atlantic, stressing what each can learn from the other. We highlight exemplary articles and procedures and make recommendations for the next decade of qualitative research in management.
ISSN:0022-2380
1467-6486
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.00972.x