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Research Methods and Research Practice: History, Themes and Topics
Author(s) -
Lee Bill,
Cassell Catherine
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of management reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.475
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-2370
pISSN - 1460-8545
DOI - 10.1111/ijmr.12012
Subject(s) - field (mathematics) , qualitative research , sociology , engineering ethics , broad spectrum , thematic analysis , reflection (computer programming) , thematic map , epistemology , social science , computer science , geography , philosophy , chemistry , mathematics , pure mathematics , engineering , combinatorial chemistry , programming language , cartography
Research methods and research practice provide relatively new foci for academic reflection and enquiry in the business and management field. There has been an increase in the number of forums and range of debates in the area. This paper provides a historical and thematic overview of the field as a means of contextualizing the other papers in the remainder of this special issue. Each paper covers one of a broad spectrum of issues about research methods and research practice: namely, measurement in quantitative research; theory development in qualitative research; visual methods; evaluation of concepts; issues experienced when researching extreme events; paradigm wars; and the changing pattern of coverage of qualitative research papers in leading journals.