The Ethics of Researching Friends: On Convenience Sampling in Qualitative Management and Organization Studies

Brewis, Joanna

doi:10.1111/1467-8551.12064

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“…Therefore, this country is an excellent case to explore challenges and solutions in applying GHRM practices in the RMG industry (Yin, 2005). A convenient sample was used to select the participants for the study because flexibility for participants was important as they are busy (Brewis, 2014;Rahman et al, 2019). Furthermore, we ensured a diversity of participants from different departments of the organisations to understand the various points of the challenges and solutions in applying the GRHM practices in the organisations in the RMG industry (Rahman et al, 2019).…”

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Exploring challenges and solutions in applying green human resource management practices for the sustainable workplace in the ready‐made garment industry in Bangladesh

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The study aimed to explore challenges and solutions in applying green human resource management practices for the sustainable workplace. The field of enquiry is ready‐made garments factories, with the study drawing on qualitative research. The researchers interviewed 12 managers from leading ready‐made garments factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The participants interviewed provided rich qualitative data and identified a number of challenges such as a poor level of knowledge, no rules for practicing, a lack of managerial interest and organisational support, high costs of practicing, and high employee turnover as the main challenges in applying green human resource management practices in the factories of the industry. The study also found that strict rules and regulations, monitoring, courses in universities, training programs, and monetary incentives could be effective solutions in applying green human resource management practices in the organisations. This study is amongst the first in academic research to reveal the challenges and solutions in applying green human resource management practices in organisations; therefore, primary data could be useful for academicians and policymakers for further research and subsequent decision‐making.

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“…Post interview, the participant was then sent the image via email, to confirm that this represented their views accurately. This process, which we adopted is in-line with other qualitative approaches to respondent validation, whereby participants are asked to review, for example, interview transcriptions for accuracy (Brewis, 2014). They were also asked to title the montage in order to capture the essence of their overall feelings of the subject.…”

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Exploring the ZMET methodology in services marketing

Hancock

Foster

2019

JSM

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Purpose This paper aims to explore how the Zaltman metaphor elicitation technique (ZMET) can be adopted in services marketing to provide deeper customer experience insights. Design/methodology/approach This paper explores how ZMET interviews, which use images selected by the participant to facilitate discussion, can be used by researchers. This paper draws upon a study of 24 student experiences at a UK university. Findings Adopting this qualitative method for services marketing can counter depth deficit when compared to other qualitative approaches, because it is participant led. However, the method requires competent interview skills and time for the interview and analysis. We find that ZMET has not been widely adopted in academia because of its commercial licenced use. The paper illustrates how to use the ZMET process step-by-step. Research limitations/implications Findings are limited to student experiences. Further research is necessary to understand how researchers could use ZMET in other areas of services marketing. Practical implications This paper provides guidance to researchers on how to use ZMET as a methodological tool. ZMET facilitates a deeper understanding of service experiences through using participant chosen images and thus enabling researchers to uncover subconscious hidden perceptions that other methods may not find. Originality/value ZMET has been used commercially to gain market insights but has had limited application in service research. Existing studies fail to provide details of how ZMET can be used to access the consumer subconscious. This paper makes a methodological contribution by providing step-by-step guidance on how to apply ZMET to services marketing.

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“…The value of member checking was evident when each participant provided small, but detailed, corrections and amendments to their "story" to ensure accuracy and integrity of data and to overcome issues associated with convenience sampling (see Brewis, 2014;Charmaz, 2005).…”

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Till stress do us part: the causes and consequences of expatriate divorce

McNulty

2015

Journal of Global Mobility

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Purpose -International relocation is undoubtedly a source of stress for families, and in particular for married couples. Yet, despite familial challenges and the fact that "family concerns" remain a top reason for assignment refusal and assignment failure, including a growing body of anecdotal evidence suggesting that many expatriate marriages fail often at huge cost to organizations, there is not one academic study yet published on expatriate divorce. The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the causes and consequences of expatriate divorce. Design/methodology/approach -In this exploratory case-based study, the author uses respondent data from 13 face-to-face interviews and 25 online survey participants. Findings -Findings demonstrate that expatriate marriages end in divorce for two main reasons: first, a core issue in the marriage that exists before going abroad (e.g. alcoholism, mental health problems) and which continues while abroad; and second, when one or both spouses is negatively influenced by an expatriate culture to such an extent that a form of "group think" results in polarizing behavior that is counter to how they might behave "back home" (e.g. infidelity, sexual misconduct). The consequences of divorce for expatriates are immense and include bankruptcy, destitution, homelessness, depression, psychophysiological illness, alienation from children, and suicide. Research limitations/implications -Data are cross-sectional and findings are limited by singleresponse bias. Future studies would do well to research matched samples of couples engaging in global work experiences over different points in time in order to track longitudinal changes in marital quality, including why some go on to divorce while others recover from marital breakdown and stay married. Practical implications -One of the strongest pieces of advice offered by most of the respondents is for spouses, and trailing spouses in particular, to know their legal rights and entitlements in each country where they are living in the event of divorce. Originality/value -This is the first study to empirically explore the lived experience of expatriate divorce.

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The Ethics of Researching Friends: On Convenience Sampling in Qualitative Management and Organization Studies

Cited by 77 publications

References 48 publications

Exploring challenges and solutions in applying green human resource management practices for the sustainable workplace in the ready‐made garment industry in Bangladesh

Exploring challenges and solutions in applying green human resource management practices for the sustainable workplace in the ready‐made garment industry in Bangladesh

Exploring the ZMET methodology in services marketing

Till stress do us part: the causes and consequences of expatriate divorce

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