364-1020-07L  Qualitative Methods for Management Studies

SemesterFrühjahrssemester 2020
DozierendeS. Brusoni, D. Laureiro Martinez
Periodizitätjährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung
LehrspracheEnglisch
KommentarMaximale Teilnehmerzahl: 15


KurzbeschreibungThis course addresses the main problems related to design, implementation and publication of qualitative research on generalist management journals.
LernzielAt the end of the course students will be able to define what qualitative methods are, compare and differentiate the methods’ relative advantages, design and implement a data collection process, and analyze qualitative data.
InhaltThis course addresses the main problems related to designing, doing and publishing qualitative research on generalist management journals.
The course is divided into twelve sessions, seven sessions in which all groups work together with the instructors, and five sessions (marked below with *) in which the groups work on their own on the course assignments.
The focus of the course can be summarized as:
Sessions 1 to 3: issues related to design decisions
Session 4*: polishing the interview guide
Session 5*: data collection and transcription (between 6-7 interviews)
Session 6: introduction to coding
Session 7*: development of the coding strategy
Session 8*: implementation of the coding strategy (training of coders and implementation)
Session 9: intercoder reliability analyses presentation and abstraction in groups (no results presented)
Session 10: aggregation and results presentation
Session 11*: individual reflection, writing one page and delivering it
Session 12: closing and discussion on publishing