Failing better

Rostron, Ali

doi:10.4324/9780429262937-24

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“…For example, research discourses of avoiding preframing or prejudging participant talk made me especially sensitive to occasions where I shared a personal opinion with the participant, or when I pursued a point of interest. I also undertake autoethnographical research, and am familiar and comfortable with writing about myself and with sharing some of my vulnerabilities and failings, although I also acknowledge that I remain in control of what I choose to reveal and that such disclosures can also be a way of reestablishing myself as "successful" (Rostron, 2022). In undertaking my analysis I therefore frequently reviewed and reflected on my selections and interpretations and whether there were other possible perspectives.…”

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Who Do They Think We Are? Reflexivity and Participant Constructions of the Researcher

Rostron

2023

Journal of Management Inquiry

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This article addresses an underexplored issue within management and organizational studies researcher reflexivity, namely how participants perceive and construct the researcher. However, reflexivity which includes how our participants see us is necessary for a more complete understanding of the research process and ourselves as researchers, and for how participants choose to talk about themselves and their practice. I therefore present a novel method for reanalyzing research data to construct a version of myself-as-researcher from the talk and responses to me of my manager participants, addressing the question: “to whom were my participants speaking?” which identifies multiple constructions of the researcher as auditor, consultant, and therapist. I extend the literature on the researcher–participant relationship by highlighting the role of emotion and uncertainty of managers in making sense of the research occasion, and I add to the suite of tools available to researchers to review and reflect on their research practice.

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confidence: 99%