Defining qualitative management research: An empirical investigation

Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-42

  Johnson, Phil ^a   Buehring, Anna ^b   Cassell, Catherine ^c   Symon, Gillian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Management research; Qualitative methods; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350551644     PISSN: 13555855     EISSN: 17584248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465640710749108     Document Type: Article

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