Interviewing reluctant respondents: Strikes, henchmen, and gaelic games

Organizational Research Methods

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 562-581

  Dundon, Tony ^a   Ryan, Paul ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

industrial relations; narrative analysis; qualitative interviews; respondent rapport; respondent reluctance

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049474544     PISSN: 10944281     EISSN: 15527425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1094428109335571     Document Type: Article

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