Selecting qualitative cases using sequence analysis: A mixed-method for in-depth understanding of life course trajectories

Roux, Guillaume Le; Studer, Matthias; Bringé, Arnaud; Bonvalet, Catherine

doi:10.1016/j.alcr.2023.100530

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“…Family trajectories are usually represented as sequences of categorical states (e.g., single, married, divorced, remarried). While much research relies on quantitative measures, life course researchers have demonstrated the value of qualitative methods, or mixed approaches including both qualitative and quantitative data, for in-depth understanding of life course trajectories (Damaske, 2013;Le Roux et al, 2023).…”

Section: Life Course Concepts and Modelsmentioning

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Dynamic work trajectories and their interplay with family over the life course

Han

Mortimer

2023

Front. Sociol.

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This review examines major bodies of literature, interrelated but usually considered separately, focused on work trajectories and their intersections with family dynamics through the life course. It begins with a consideration of the life course paradigm, which draws attention to the temporal dimensions of human lives, and recently developed analytic techniques that are well-suited to empirical investigation of life course transitions and trajectories over time. The review proceeds to examine empirical research on work career mobility (including both inter- and intra-generational mobility) measured as either trajectories of continuous outcomes or sequences of categorical outcomes, and their long-term consequences for socioeconomic attainment. Work-family trajectories are then addressed, focusing on the impacts of family on work, notably expressed in the motherhood wage penalty, and how family structure and processes affect long-term labor market outcomes. Research documents considerable heterogeneity in work-family dynamics over the life course across social groups with unequal resources. The review concludes with an assessment of the interplay of work and family trajectories studied longitudinally and makes recommendations for future research. It is argued that while extant studies of the work-family interface are compatible with, and sometimes deliberately reflect, a life course perspective, these bodies of research would benefit from more fully incorporating the life course principles of “agency” and “time and place”.

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Section: Life Course Concepts and Modelsmentioning

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Dynamic work trajectories and their interplay with family over the life course

Han

Mortimer

2023

Front. Sociol.

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Reflections

Nilsen

2023

Biographical Life Course Research

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This chapter starts with general discussions about divides in the wider research community and then narrows down the focus to the biographical life course approach and the various suggestions that have been put forward for bridging methodological divides. Mixed methods strategies across the quantitative-qualitative gap is the title of a section that presents different research designs in such studies that make use of both quantitative and qualitative material. It discusses challenges and potential barriers against incorporating both types of data along a continuum of statistical techniques for causal analyses on the one end, and biographical material for exploring social processes, on the other. Examples from empirical research illustrate the points raised. Questions of quality in biographical life course research is the topic of a separate section that underlines how different research strategies and approaches invite specific types of questions in relation to e.g., generalisability. The chapter ends with some general reflections inspired by research from this approach in contemporary society.

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Comparative Configurational Process Analysis: A New Set-Theoretic Technique for Longitudinal Case Analysis

Rupietta,

Meuer

2024

Organizational Research Methods

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In the past 20 years, researchers have significantly advanced various management fields by examining organizational phenomena through a configurational lens, including competitive strategies, corporate governance mechanisms, and innovation systems. Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) has emerged as a primary method for empirically investigating organizational configurations. However, QCA has traditionally struggled to capture the temporal aspects of configurational phenomena. In this paper, we present configurational comparative process analysis (C2PA), which merges QCA with sequence analysis. We introduce the concept of configurational themes—recognizable temporal patterns of recurring combinations of explanatory conditions—to identify and track the temporal dynamics among these phenomena. We also outline configurational matching—a method for empirically identifying these themes by distinguishing theme-defining from theme-supporting conditions. C2PA allows researchers to explore the temporal dynamics of configurational phenomena, such as their stability, emergence, and decline at critical junctures. We illustrate the application of C2PA through a study of shareholder value orientation and discuss its potential for addressing key questions in management research.

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Selecting qualitative cases using sequence analysis: A mixed-method for in-depth understanding of life course trajectories

Cited by 5 publications

References 49 publications

Dynamic work trajectories and their interplay with family over the life course

Dynamic work trajectories and their interplay with family over the life course

Reflections

Comparative Configurational Process Analysis: A New Set-Theoretic Technique for Longitudinal Case Analysis

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