Qualitative methods in management research
By: Evert Gummesson ; foreword by John Van Maanen.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Sage
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
Subjects: Industrial management -- Research.; Participant observation.; Action research.; Management -- Research.
Description: "Qualitative Methods in Management Research, Second Edition, offers a fresh approach to case study research. Stressing the need for involved rather than detached researchers, Evert Gummesson links quality assessment of case study research to current total quality management thinking and proposes the concept of management action science - where the researcher is both actor and student - as the most advanced and rewarding approach to research.

The book is written in a personal style and is rich in examples from academic research, real-world practice, and management consultancy."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-238) and index.
Table of contents: title: Qualitative research in management; title: Achieving access to management reality; title: Taking off and landing: the route from preunderstanding and understanding; title: Case study research; title: Quality of academic research and management consultancy; title: A management action science paradigm.