Title
Qualitative Research in Management: A Decade of Progress
Document Type
Article
Department or Administrative Unit
Management
Publication Date
12-2011
Abstract
Approximately 10 years ago, Lee et al. reviewed the qualitative methods published during 1979–99 in the major US journals in the organizational sciences. This ten-year follow-up review of 198 qualitative articles assesses the progress made in qualitative research in management by specifically considering: (1) the strength and legitimacy of recent publications that challenge any positivistic stigmatizations of qualitative research; (2) the methodological advances in qualitative methods, including the use and elucidation of novel techniques; and (3) the general contribution of qualitative research to the accumulation of management knowledge. By encompassing both US and European journals in our review, we also compare and contrast the qualitative research published on both sides of the Atlantic, stressing what each can learn from the other. We highlight exemplary articles and procedures and make recommendations for the next decade of qualitative research in management.
Recommended Citation
Bluhm, D.J., Harman, W., Lee, T.W. & Mitchell, T.R. (2011). Qualitative research in management: A decade of progress. Journal of Management Studies 48(8), 1866-1891. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.00972.x
Journal
Journal of Management Studies
Rights
© 2010 The Authors
Comments
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