Research Design for Mixed Methods: A Triangulation-based Framework and Roadmap

Organizational Research Methods

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 243-267

  Turner, Scott F ^a   Cardinal, Laura B ^a   Burton, Richard M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

mixed methods; research methods; research strategies; theory development; theory testing; triangulation; validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013304777     PISSN: 10944281     EISSN: 15527425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1094428115610808     Document Type: Article

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