Structuring qualitative enquiry in management and organization research: A dialogue on the merits of using software for qualitative data analysis

Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-77

  Atherton, Andrew ^a   Elsmore, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer software; Data analysis; Qualitative methods; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960038218     PISSN: 13555855     EISSN: 17584248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465640710749117     Document Type: Article

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