Qualitative Research in Management: A Decade of Progress

Abstract

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.

From formal to informal: executives who migrated to flexible work

“…This is a qualitative research (Bluhm, Harman, Lee, & Mitchell, 2011), guided by the paradigm of social constructionism (Spink, 2004). This orientation helped us consider the reality researched as being endowed with meaning, constructed, local and specific, and based on the social interaction processes between individuals.…”

Wisdom, Uncertainty, and Ambiguity in Management Decisions Based on Experiences and the Trustworthiness of Research Methods to Substantiate Them

“…Other authors -including Savin-Baden and Mojor (2010), Migiro and Oseko (2010), Bluhm, et al (2011), Hunt (2011), Bansal and Corley (2012, Sinkovics and Alfoldi (2012), and Tracy (2013) -encourage academic researchers to rely more on qualitative research methods by outlining its advantages and trustworthiness for academic research.…”

A experimentação do risco na carreira criativa: o caso de mestres da cultura do artesanato cearense

“…indústria criativa. Para atingir esse propósito, este é um estudo do tipo descritivo, por ser um tipo de pesquisa que nos fornece condições de se apreender padrões, características, peculiaridades e trajetórias de um grupo específico de atores sociais (Bluhm et al, 2011). Quanto aos procedimentos utilizados, optamos por uma abordagem baseada na história de vida associada a um estudo de caso múltiplo ou multicasos, aspectos que serão explicitados no decorrer desta seção.…”