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Book SynopsisThe latest volume of the
Research Methodology in Strategy and Management series uncovers theoretical developments in management and strategy, highlighting how firms succeed today, as well as offering cutting edge thinking on new and evolving research methods to study organizations.
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Traditions and Innovations in Research Methodology collates a wide range of perspectives on strategy and management and introduces new approaches to researching organizations. Two retrospective accounts from Kathy Eisenhardt and Denny Gioia provide contextual balance to the subsequent chapters which explore various research methodologies, including: qualitative comparative analysis, videometric methods, modes of process research, visual research methods and qualitative research in strategy. This culminates in a useful how-to guide which builds on insights about teaching aspiring entrepreneurs with a "canvas" and provides researchers with a canvas to design and execute high quality projects.
This is an illuminating guide book for all academics and researchers working in the fields of management, strategy, international business, entrepreneurship and organization theory, interested in starting research projects.
Trade ReviewScholars of business explore aspects and impacts of methodology in research on business strategy and management. Among their topics are why research methodology in strategy and management remains as important as ever, videometric measurement of individual characteristics in difficult to access subject pools: demonstrating with corporate executive officers, how visual methods can enhance the understanding of strategy and management, an integrative review of qualitative strategy research: presenting 12 Designs-in-Use, and qualitative comparative analysis in entrepreneurship: exploring the approach and noting opportunities for the future. -- Annotation ©2019 * (protoview.com) *
Table of ContentsChapter 1: WHY RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT REMAINS AS IMPORTANT AS EVER: EDITORIAL FOREWORD;
Jane Le, Anne Weaver, Brian Boyd and T. Russell Crook Chapter 2: THOUGHTS ABOUT RESEARCH, INSPIRATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND FUTURE RESEARCH;
Kathleen M Eisenhardt Chapter 3: IF I HAD A MAGIC WAND: REFLECTIONS ON DEVELOPING A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;
Dennis Gioia Chapter 4: VIDEOMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS IN DIFFICULT TO ACCESS SUBJECT POOLS: DEMONSTRATING WITH CEOS;
Aaron Hill, Oleg Petrenko, Jason Ridge and Federico Aime Chapter 5: THE RESEARCH DESIGN CANVAS: A TOOL FOR CREATING BETTER STUDIES;
David Ketchen, Donald Bergh and Brian Boyd Chapter 6: HOW VISUAL METHODS CAN ENHANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT;
Eric Knight and Sotirios Paroutis Chapter 7: PERFORMING PROCESS RESEARCH;
Chahrazad Abdallah, Maria Lusiani and Ann Langley Chapter 8: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW OF QUALITATIVE STRATEGY RESEARCH: PRESENTING 12 'DESIGNS-IN-USE';
Jane Le and Torsten Schmid Chapter 9: QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS IN ENTREPENEURSHIP: EXPLORING THE APPROACH AND NOTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE;
Petteri Leppanen, Jeremy Short and Aaron McKenny
