To Course descritption will be updated. ME-613 Qualitative Research Methods 5 ECTS credits – fall – 1 semester – Kristiansand Programme Internasjonal organisasjon og ledelse, ph.d.-program International Management, PhD Programme Prerequisites PhD candidates. Applicants with relevant scientific background can be considered if the resources are available. Recommended previous knowledge Ability to use the world-wide-web, library databases, word processing, e-mail, good knowledge of your operating system (mac OSX or Windows), some knowledge in handling spreadsheets and organizing data. Read before course start: Berg, Bruce L. 2009. Qualitative Research Methods for the social sciences. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, (7th ed.) Cassell, C. and Symon, G. 2004. Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research. London: Sage. Richards, Lyn. 2005. Handling Qualitative Data: A Practical Guide. London, Sage Publications. Silverman, David. 2007. A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Qualitative Research. London: Sage Publications. Learning outcome On successful completion of the course/programme, the student should be able to 1. know about the range of qualitative methods available. At the end of the course, participants should have developed an appreciation for different epistemological and methodological perspectives on qualitative research and be able to make appropriate methodological and analytical choices. This also implies a consideration of criteria to evaluate the quality of research and tactics to ensure that this quality is achieved. 2. set up qualitative research designs and chose appropriate methods to answer their research questions. Part of the course will take the form of a workshop in which participants will develop or present their current project and discuss it with colleagues. At the end of the course, participants shall present a first draft of a research proposal that will include a justification for the research, the presentation of a conceptual framework, a research design and suggest an exploratory collection of qualitative data. 3. develop skills related to the use of the most popular data collection techniques. Specifically, at the end of the course, participants will have acquired a certain assurance in the use of observation and interview methods. 4. develop skills related to the use of the most popular data collection and analysis techniques. Specifically, at the end of the course, participants will have acquired a certain assurance in the use of observation and interview methods and will have learned the basics of software for the analysis of qualitative data using HyperResearch http://www.researchware.com or Nvivo. Students should download a workable demo with tutorials before course start. Course contents This course introduces students to qualitative methods in the social sciences. These methods cover a wide range of approaches that are based on a variety of ontological and epistemological foundations. All imply the collection and analysis of empirical materials expressed in terms other than numbers. In general, enthusiasm for these approaches is based on the fact that they build on human beings’ natural modes of learning by allowing the researcher to observe, listen, exchange, take advantage of natural experiments, and interpret in order to better understand phenomena through direct contact with the world. However, while everyday knowledge may remain tacit, scientific research aims to produce explicit knowledge or interpretations. For these to be credible, it becomes necessary to systematize the collection and analysis of information: in other words to have a scientific method. This course aims to enable participants to learn the elements of qualitative research designs, choosing appropriate data strategies, organize data for analysis, and use a computer to analyze data that will allow them to undertake quality qualitative research. Teaching methods Lectures and computer work/PC-lab. Teaching will be a combination of lectures, class discussions, and preparing tasks with reports to the class. Examination requirement A structured (given topics) term paper and course tasks. Assessment methods and criteria Pass/Fail - where Pass must be equivalent to the letter grade B or better. Offered as a free-standing course No. See Prerequisites. Faculty Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences Name of lecturer/contact person Professor Rebecca Piekkari/ Associate Professor Bjørn-Tore Flåten Credit reduction No Estimated work load Class room: 30 hours Reading course literature: 60-65 hours Preparing class room tasks: 5 hours Writing term paper and answering course tasks: 35-40 hours Altogether: 130-140 hours Literature Mandatory literature (read before course start) Berg, Bruce L. 2009. Qualitative Research Methods for the social sciences. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, (7th ed.) Cassell, C. and Symon, G. 2004. Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research. London: Sage. Richards, Lyn. 2005. Handling Qualitative Data: A Practical Guide. London, Sage Publications. Silverman, David. 2007. A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Qualitative Research. London: Sage Publications. Recommended literature General texts Elster, Jon, Explaining Social Behavior. More nuts and bolts for the social sciences. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. Patton, M.Q., Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods, 3e Edition, Newbury Park : Sage, 2002. Miles, M.B. and Huberman, A.M. Qualitative data analysis, Sage publications, 1994. Yin, R.K., Case Study Research, 2003 Silverman, David. 2004a. Doing qualitative research: A practical handbook. London, Sage Publications. Silverman, David (ed). 2004b. Qualitative research: Theory, method and practice. 2nd ed. London, Sage Publications. On evaluating and writing up qualitative research: Golden-Biddle, K. and Locke, K., Composing Qualitative Research, Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage, 2007. Golden-Biddle, K. and Locke, K. Appealing work: An investigation of how ethnographic texts convince. Organization Science, 4(4), 1993, 595-616 On case study research (including debate): Yin, Robert K. 2002. Case Study Research: Design and Methods. 4th ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Eisenhardt, K.M., Building theory from case study research, Academy of Management Review, 14(4), 1989, (532-550). Dyer, W.G. and Wilkins, A.L. Better stories not better constructs to generate better theory: A rejoinder to Eisenhardt, Academy of Management Review, 16(3), 1991, 613-619. Eisenhardt, K.M. Better stories and better constructs: The case for rigor and comparative logic, Academy of Management Review, 16(3), 1991, 620-627. Eisenhardt, K.M. and Graebner, M.E. Theory building from cases: Opportunities and challenges, Academy of Management Review, 50(1), 2007, 25-32. On ethnography Spradley, J.P. Participant Observation, New York : Rinehart and Winston, 1980, chap. 3, 4, (63-84). Emerson, Robert M., Fretz, Rachel I., and Shaw, Linda L. 1995. Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes. Chicago and London, The University of Chicago Press Kisfalvi, V.: “Subjectivity and emotions as sources of insight in an ethnographic case study: A tale of the field,” M@n@gement, 9(3), 2006, 109-127. On grounded theory Suddaby, R. What grounded theory is not. Academy of Management Journal, 49, 2006, 633–642. Selected exemplars of qualitative research published in the major management journals Barley, S.R.. Technology as an occasion for structuring: Evidence from observations of CT scanners and the social order of radiology departments, Administrative Science Quarterly, 31, 1986, 78-108. Boje, David M. 1991. The storytelling Organization: A Study of story Performance in an Office Supply Firm. Administrative Science Quarterly, 36:106-26. Boje, David M., Rosile, Grace Ann, Durant, Rita A., and Luhman, John T. 2004. Enron spectacles: A critical dramaturgical analysis. Organization Studies, 25(5): 751-774. Corley, K.G. and Gioia, D.A. Identity ambiguity and change in the wake of a corporate spin-off. Administrative Science Quarterly, 49(2), 2004, 173-208. Dutton, J. E. and Dukerich, J.M.. Keeping an eye on the mirror: Image and identity in organizational adaptation. Academy of Management Journal, 34(3), 1991, 517-554. (Best paper in AMJ in 1991) Ferlie, E., Fitzgerald, L., Wood, M. and Hawkins. The nonspread of innovations: The mediating role of professionals, Academy of Management Journal, 48(1), 2005, 117-134. (Best paper in AMJ in 2005) Gersick, C.J.G.. Time and transition in work teams: Toward a new model of group development, Academy of Management Journal, 31(1), 1988, 9-41. (Best paper in AMJ in 1988) Gersick, C.J.G.. Journey 2 : Time and transition in my work on teams : Looking back on a new model of group development, In P.J. Frost and R. Stablein (Eds.) Doing Exemplary Research (pp. 52-76), Newbury Park : Sage, 1992 (The story behind the previous article) Greenwood, R. and Suddaby, R.. Institutional entrepreneurship in mature fields: The big five accounting firms, Academy of Management Journal, 49(1), 2006, 27-48. (Best paper in AMJ in 2006) Isabella, L.A. Evolving interpretations as change unfolds: How managers construe key organizational events, Academy of Management Journal, 33(1), 1990, 7-41, (Best paper in AMJ in 1990). Maitlis, S. The social processes of organizational sensemaking. Academy of Management Journal, 48(1), 2005, 21-49. Orr, Julian. 1996. Talking about Machines: An ethnography of a modern job. Ithaca, New York: ILR Press. (see especially ch. 8 War Stories of the Service Triangle.) Perlow, Leslie A., Gittel, Judy Hoffer, and Katz, Nancy. 2004. Contextualizing patterns of work group interaction: Toward a nested theory of structuration. Organization Science, 15(5): 520-536. Van Maanen, John and Kunda, Gideon. 1989. ‘Real Feelings:’ Emotional Expression and Organizational Culture. Research in Organizational Behavior, Vol II, pages 43-103. On-line materials: http://www.qsrinternational.com/resources/literature/booksonnvivo/books.htm
© Copyright 2024