The business and management community increasingly recognises that qualitative research
is a 'messy', non-linear and often unpredictable undertaking. Yet, a considerable proportion …

What constitutes a good qualitative research study? There is a growing interest in qualitative
research methodology as a legitimate approach to research questions across disciplines …

In this paper we explore crystallization in terms of its contribution to qualitative management
research. This exploration of crystallization is based on a postmodern view where we utilize …

This article outlines a five-phase process of qualitative analysis that draws on deductive
(codes developed a priori) and inductive (codes developed in the course of the analysis) …

Many scholars have called for qualitative research to demonstrate transparency and
trustworthiness in the data analysis process. Yet these processes, particularly within …

Abstract and Key Results Reliability, validity, generalisability and objectivity are fundamental
concerns for quantitative researchers. For qualitative research, however, the role of these …

What constitutes 'qualitative rigor'and how do scholars attempt to achieve it within their
research approaches? With the growth of qualitative studies in research on management …

Purpose–To explore the cases for and against the use of computer‐assisted qualitative data
analysis software (CAQDAS) in qualitative organisation and management research …

It is generally acknowledged in the business and management literature that qualitative
research tends to be 'messy'. In contrast to the typical linear structure of the quantitative …

As an increasing number of researchers have been trained to use programs such as Atlas/ti,
NUD* IST, Nvivo, and ETHNOGRAPH their value in analyzing qualitative data has gained …