Qualitative Methods in Business Research 2/e

Paeivi Eriksson is a Professor of Management at the University of Eastern Finland Business School. Her research focuses on innovation, commercialization, gender and qualitative research methods. She has published research in a number of scholarly journals and co-authored a book titled Qualitative Methods in Business Research (SAGE 2008; 2nd edition forthcoming in 2015/2016).

PART 1: THE BUSINESS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Research Philosophy Chapter 3: Research Design and Process Chapter 4: Research Questions and Literature Review Chapter 5: Access and Relationships Chapter 6: Ethics in Research PART 2: WORKING WITH QUALITATIVE DATA Chapter 7: Introduction to Qualitative Data Chapter 8: Interviews and Observations Chapter 9: Digital Data Chapter 10: Qualitative Content Analysis PART 3: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH APPROACHES Chapter 11: Case Study Research Chapter 12: Ethnographic Research Chapter 13: Action Research Chapter 14: Focus Group Research Chapter 15: Grounded Theory Research Chapter 16: Narrative Research Chapter 17: Discourse Theoretical Research Chapter 18: Critical Research Chapter 19: Feminist Research Chapter 20: Visual Research PART 4: WRITING, EVALUATING AND PUBLISHING Chapter 21: Writing Process Chapter 22: Evaluation Chapter 23: Publishing Chapter 24: Breaking the Boundaries

Eriksson and Kovalainen have improved on what was already a very useful and usable guide to the theory and application of a range of qualitative methods. All the five new chapters add considerably to the book, but the chapters on content analysis and breaking field boundaries are particularly enlightening. This will be my go to book for research and teaching. -- Albert Mills Comprehensive, current and compelling, a winning combination for any research student or practitioner interested in increasing his/her knowledge about qualitative methods as they apply to business research -- The Qualitative Report