Untold stories of the field and beyond: narrating the chaos

Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 4-15

  Donnelly, Paul F ^a   Gabriel, Yiannis ^b   ÖzkazançPan, Banu ^c  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fieldwork; Mess; Methodology; Narrative; Narratives; Qualitative research; Reflexivity; Research methods; Story; Storytelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993026866     PISSN: 17465648     EISSN: 17465656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465641311327540     Document Type: Article

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