Qualitative Organizational Research

What every qualitative researcher needs! This handbook provides both breadth and depth. Breadth is important because the range of qualitative methods and techniques keeps on growing -- the handbook will help researchers make informed choices about which methods to use in their work. Depth is important for researchers to move beyond the traditional qualitative/quantitative divide and to learn more about the complexity of theoretical assumptions that underlie different qualitative workCynthia HardyLaureate Professor of Management, University of Melbourne, Australia Catherine Cassell and Gillian Symon have over the years pioneered a new way of writing about qualitative research methods that transforms the concept of method from a turgid instrument of discipline into a boundless treasure trove of resources available to social scientists. They and their contributors in this volume offer an exciting array of resources, demonstrating that rigour is not incompatible with imagination and that research can indeed be fun. Their collection is an invaluable aid to the craft of the qualitative researcherYiannis GabrielChair of Organizational Theory, University of Bath, UK For almost two decades Cathy Cassell and Gillian Symon have been to the forefront of encouraging management and organizational scholars to critically engage with qualitative methods. This has evolved through at least two books, a series of scholarly articles, and the founding of the journal Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management. In the process they have embraced and been embraced by leading scholars in the field of qualitative methods to produce a collection that is a simply `must read.′ The sheer talent brought together in this latest edition of Qualitative Organizational Research guarantees a collection more than up to the task of presenting "core methods and current challengesAlbert J. MillsSobey School of Business, Saint Mary′s University, Canada This very welcome book is packed with accessible coverage of the complex and fascinating conceptual issues underlying the various forms of qualitative research. It also provides plenty of engaging practical examples of qualitative research in action. The book is therefore an invaluable resource that provides both width and depth in this important areaProfessor John ArnoldProfessor of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK

• Introduction: The Context of Qualitative Organizational Research - Catherine Cassell and Gillian SymonPART ONE: THE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF QUALITATIVE INQUIRY IN ORGANIZATIONSPhilosophies Underpinning Qualitative Research - Joanne Duberley, Phil Johnson and Catherine CassellChoosing Research Participants - Mark SaundersResearching Your Own Organization - Suzanne TietzeReflexivity in Qualitative Research - Kathryn HaynesEthical Research Practice - Robin HoltFacilitating the Interaction between Theory and Data in Qualitative Research Using CAQDAS - Rudolf R. Sinkovics and Eva A. AlfoldiCombining Qualitative Methods - Katrina PritchardLongitudinal Research and Analysis - Ann Langley and Inger StensakerDoing Qualitative Business and Management Research in International and Intercultural Contexts - Laurie Cohen and M.N. Ravishankar Writing up as a Legitimacy-Seeking Process: Alternative Publishing Recipes for Qualitative Research - Joep Cornelissen, Hanna Gajewska-de Mattos, Rebecca Piekkari and Catherine WelchAssessing Qualitative Research - Gillian Symon and Catherine CassellTeaching Qualitative Research in the Business School - Mark Learmonth and Mike Humphreys PART TWO: CORE METHODS OF QUALITATIVE INQUIRY IN ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH Interviews - Mats Alvesson and Karen AshcraftFocus Groups - Binna KandolaParticipatory Visual Methods - Russ Vince and Sam WarrenParticipant Observation - Matthew J. Brannan and Teresa OultramAutoethnography in Organizational Research: Two Tales of Two Cities - Michael Humphreys and Mark LearmonthPractising Organizational Ethnography - Dvora Yanow, Sierk Ybema and Merlijn van HulstCase Studies in Organizational Research - David A. BuchananAction Research - Julie Wolfram CoxUsing Documents in Organizational Research - Bill LeeGrounded Theory: A Theory-Building Approach - Graeme J.J. KeneallyDoing Template Analysis - Nigel KingConversation Analysis in Management Research - David Greatbatch and Timothy ClarkDiscourse Analysis and Discursive Research - Cliff OswickNarrative Analysis - Sally Maitlis