Preface and Acknowledgements |
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Part I The Business Of Qualitative Research |
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3 | (8) |
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What is qualitative business research? |
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4 | (2) |
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Qualitative approaches introduced in this book |
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6 | (2) |
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8 | (3) |
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The relevance of philosophical issues in |
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Key concepts of the philosophy of science |
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13 | (5) |
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The main philosophical positions |
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18 | (4) |
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22 | (2) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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24 | (1) |
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3 Research Design and Process |
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27 | (12) |
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Elements of the research design |
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28 | (5) |
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Circularity of the research process |
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33 | (2) |
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Time and the qualitative research process |
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35 | (2) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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37 | (1) |
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4 Research Questions and Literature Review |
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The relevance of the research questions |
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Various types of research question |
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42 | (1) |
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The use of theory and theoretical concepts |
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43 | (1) |
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Positioning the study through literature |
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44 | (1) |
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The relevance of a literature review |
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45 | (3) |
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Two ways of doing a literature review |
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48 | (2) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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50 | (1) |
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5 Access and Relationships |
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Identifying research participants |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (3) |
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57 | (1) |
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Making research agreements |
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57 | (1) |
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The researcher-participant relationship |
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58 | (3) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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61 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (16) |
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The importance of ethics in business research |
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63 | (2) |
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Dimensions of researcher-participant relationships |
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65 | (2) |
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Sponsorship and research ethics |
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67 | (1) |
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What is good scientific practice? |
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68 | (8) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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Part II Working With Qualitative Data |
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7 Introduction to Qualitative Data |
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81 | (10) |
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What counts as qualitative data? |
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81 | (1) |
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Introducing different types of qualitative data |
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82 | (4) |
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Ways of doing textual analysis |
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86 | (1) |
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The circularity of data gathering and analysis |
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87 | (2) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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8 Interviews and Observations |
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91 | (14) |
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91 | (8) |
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Participant and non-participant observations |
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99 | (3) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (3) |
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105 | (14) |
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The relevance of digital research |
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105 | (1) |
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Three categories of digital research data |
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106 | (3) |
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109 | (3) |
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Computer software for digital data |
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112 | (4) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (3) |
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10 Qualitative Content Analysis |
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119 | (10) |
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What is qualitative content analysis? |
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119 | (2) |
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How qualitative content analysis can be done |
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121 | (4) |
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Qualitative content analysis in relation to qualitative research approaches |
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125 | (1) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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126 | (1) |
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Part III Qualitative Research Approaches |
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129 | (160) |
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131 | (18) |
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What is case study research? |
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131 | (2) |
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Ways of doing case study research |
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133 | (1) |
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Intensive case study research |
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134 | (2) |
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Extensive case study research |
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136 | (2) |
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Collecting and analyzing case study data |
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138 | (4) |
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Writing and evaluation of case studies |
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142 | (3) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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146 | (3) |
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149 | (16) |
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What is ethnographic research? |
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149 | (3) |
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Methodological principles |
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152 | (2) |
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How to conduct ethnographic research |
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154 | (5) |
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Analyzing and interpreting ethnographic data |
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159 | (1) |
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Writing and evaluation of ethnographic research |
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160 | (2) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (3) |
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165 | (16) |
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165 | (3) |
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Different types of action research |
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168 | (1) |
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How to design an action research project |
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169 | (3) |
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Data gathering and analysis |
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172 | (6) |
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Writing and evaluation of action research |
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178 | (1) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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179 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (16) |
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What is focus group research? |
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181 | (2) |
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Key characteristics of focus groups |
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183 | (1) |
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How to organize and conduct focus |
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184 | (7) |
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Analyzing focus group data |
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191 | (2) |
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Writing and evaluation of focus group research |
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193 | (1) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (2) |
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15 Grounded Theory Research |
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197 | (18) |
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What is grounded theory research? |
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197 | (3) |
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The rationale of grounded theory methodology |
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200 | (2) |
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Key elements and processes |
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202 | (3) |
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Basic steps in the analysis |
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205 | (5) |
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Grounded theory approach revisited |
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210 | (2) |
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Writing and evaluation of grounded theory research |
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212 | (1) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (16) |
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What is narrative research? |
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215 | (2) |
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Key concepts and understandings of |
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217 | (2) |
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How to collect and analyze narrative data |
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219 | (5) |
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Writing and evaluation of narrative research |
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224 | (3) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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227 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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227 | (4) |
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17 Discourse Theoretical Research |
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231 | (18) |
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Discourse theory and discourse analysis |
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231 | (3) |
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Foucauldian discourse theory and analysis |
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234 | (5) |
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Critical discourse analysis |
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239 | (3) |
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What does not count as discourse analysis? |
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242 | (2) |
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Writing and evaluating discursive research |
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244 | (2) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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246 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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246 | (3) |
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249 | (14) |
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What is critical research? |
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249 | (2) |
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The many directions of critical research |
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251 | (2) |
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History of critical research |
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253 | (3) |
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The key concepts in critical research |
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256 | (1) |
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What methods does critical research use? |
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257 | (3) |
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Writing and evaluation of critical research |
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260 | (1) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (16) |
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What is feminist research? |
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263 | (3) |
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Business research and gender |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (2) |
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Ways for analyzing gender in business research |
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269 | (2) |
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Key methods of qualitative feminist research |
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271 | (3) |
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How to write and evaluate feminist analysis |
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274 | (3) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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277 | (1) |
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278 | (1) |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (10) |
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279 | (1) |
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Ways of using visual materials |
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280 | (2) |
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The use of visual materials in business research |
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282 | (1) |
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Analyzing visual materials |
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283 | (3) |
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Writing the visual materials into research |
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286 | (1) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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287 | (1) |
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Part IV Writing, Evaluating And Publishing |
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289 | (34) |
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291 | (12) |
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What is qualitative research writing? |
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291 | (2) |
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The structure of the qualitative research report |
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293 | (3) |
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Qualitative writing styles |
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296 | (2) |
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Developing skills for qualitative writing |
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298 | (2) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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300 | (1) |
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300 | (3) |
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303 | (8) |
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Key aspects of qualitative business research evaluation |
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303 | (2) |
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Adopting the classic criteria of good-quality research |
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305 | (2) |
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Adopting alternative but common evaluation criteria |
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307 | (1) |
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Abandoning the idea of common evaluation criteria for qualitative research |
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308 | (1) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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309 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (8) |
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311 | (2) |
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How to publish qualitative business research |
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313 | (4) |
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Key points of the chapter |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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24 Breaking the Boundaries |
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319 | (4) |
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What is qualitative business research? |
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319 | (1) |
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Circularity of the research process |
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320 | (2) |
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Combining qualitative and quantitative research |
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322 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
Glossary |
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323 | (10) |
References |
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Index |
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