The qualitative research interview

Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 238-264

  Qu, Sandy Q ^a   Dumay, John ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Data handling; Interviewee; Interviewer; Qualitative research; Research ethics; Research interview; Research methods; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84155184052     PISSN: 11766093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/11766091111162070     Document Type: Review

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