Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research

Cassell, Catherine; Symon, Gillian

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“…Parents were equally considered specialist knowledge agents and actors (Benn et al, 2008) as their opinions and experiences (Gilgun and Abrams, 2002) influenced the effectiveness of school anti-bullying practices, and the development and application of anti-bullying practices policy in the school. The research used a semi-structured interview conducted with parents, which provided an appropriate element of context (Carroll and Rothe 2010) and flexibility (Cassell and Symon, 2004) and this was further aided by applying an inductive/theory building approach (Glaser and Strauss, 1967). Given the lack of appropriately focused research in this area, this methodology is seen as suitable for creating contextual data for the International Journal of Education ISSN 1948-5476 2012 purpose of forming richer theory development (Cayla and Eckhardt, 2007).…”

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Bullying Amongst Parents and Teachers at an American International School: Informing School Development and Policy

James

2012

IJE

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This paper has sought to explore the everyday experiences of parent-teacher bullying within a purposefully selected American International school.The paper utilises a qualitative approach targeting an American International school using a small semi-structured questionnaire creating a focused element of context and flexibility. 12 parents were randomly chosen from 35 that were available and willing to share their needs and experiences and the interview method was used as the data-collecting vehicle. This paper addresses issues raised from parent's experiences of bullying.The 3 developed research questions were mapped to 6 major themes, and were supported by 13 sub-themes. The presented qualitative data outcomes highlight the various experiences, perspectives and challenges that parent's perceive they face.The impact of this research suggests that the perceived complexities of dealing with bullying between parents and teachers may be mitigated with appropriate training and specialist guidance leading to the application of 8 outcomes.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Bullying Amongst Parents and Teachers at an American International School: Informing School Development and Policy

James

2012

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“…However, aggregation of common patterns/themes is not a deviation from the context of the data because the patterns and themes are grounded in the data; that is on how managers make sense of training information which they intend to transfer (Cassell & Walsh, 2004;Cassell, Close, Duberly & Johnson, 2000). Therefore, the patterns in the responses, themes and categories generated were done within the context of the mangers' responses which reflected ISSN 2162-3058 2014 their work and training experiences.…”

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“…The small sample size of 12 managers limits generalization of the findings across managers and in other organizational settings. Nevertheless, in a qualitative study with in-depth interviews in organizations, a small sample size of twelve (12) managers is considered appropriate for theoretical conclusions to be drawn (Brewerton & Milward, 2001;Cassell & Walsh, 2004;Fromm, 2004;Milward, Asumeng & McDowall, 2010).…”

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Customization of Transfer of Training to the job: A Qualitative Study among Bank Managers in Ghana

Asumeng

2014

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Recent studies have presented transfer of training to the job as a dynamic process in which customization is perceived as an important aspect of the transfer process. In spite of its significance in affecting transfer intentions and behavior, the decision to engage in customization of transfer of training by trainees has not been adequately explained in the extant literature. For the purpose of espousing the importance of customization of transfer of training in the transfer process, the study was conducted to examine how managers in a bank transfer knowledge from training to the job. Twelve managers from a reputable bank in Ghana were in-depth interviewed following a recent training program they had attended. Thematic content analysis of the data showed that managers transfer training to the job through customization, that is, integration and adaptation of training information . Consistent with the theory on the dynamics of transfer, it was concluded that customization of transfer of training was the medium through which transfer intention is developed.Keywords: Customization of transfer of training, Transfer of training intention, Transfer of raining to the job, Managers, Training and development, Ghana.

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“…The research paradigm adopted is qualitative and exploratory because the topic had not been previously investigated, in line with social science research methods (see for example Bryman, 2012, Cassell and Symon, 2004, Corbin, 1998, Cranfield, 2009and Flick 2007). …”

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An exploration of the extent to which project management tools and techniques can be applied across creative industries through a study of their application in the fashion industry in the North East of Scotland

Marcella

Rowley

2015

International Journal of Project Management

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Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research

Cited by 690 publications

References 29 publications

Bullying Amongst Parents and Teachers at an American International School: Informing School Development and Policy

Bullying Amongst Parents and Teachers at an American International School: Informing School Development and Policy

Customization of Transfer of Training to the job: A Qualitative Study among Bank Managers in Ghana

An exploration of the extent to which project management tools and techniques can be applied across creative industries through a study of their application in the fashion industry in the North East of Scotland

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