Legitimizing diverse uses for qualitative research: A rhetorical analysis of two management journals

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 245-264

  Welch, Catherine ^a   Plakoyiannaki, Emmanuella ^b   Piekkari, Rebecca ^c   Paavilainen Mäntymäki, Eriikka ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

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EID: 84875811694     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: 14682370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijmr.12001     Document Type: Article

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