The Possibilities of Phenomenology for Organizational Research

Organizational Research Methods

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 118-137

  Gill, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

hermeneutics; methodology; phenomenology; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899618163     PISSN: 10944281     EISSN: 15527425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1094428113518348     Document Type: Article

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