Contextualizing methods choice in organizational research

Organizational Research Methods

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 483-501

  Buchanan, David A ^a   Bryman, Alan ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Context; Organization politics; Paradigm; Research ethics; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250353583     PISSN: 10944281     EISSN: 15527425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1094428106295046     Document Type: Article

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