A methodological review of qualitative research syntheses in CALL: The state-of-the-art

Challenges to Qualitative Researchers in Information Systems

Qualitative Research in IS ◽

10.4018/978-1-930708-06-8.ch010 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 240-270 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Allen S. Lee

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Information Systems ◽

State Of The Art ◽

The State ◽

Is Research ◽

Critical Commentary ◽

The Future

A conventional “trends” chapter on qualitative research in information systems (IS) would review the state of the art (the methods and findings) of such research, laud its achievements, criticize its shortcomings, and then specify what it should do in the future to add to its achievements and rectify its shortcomings. However, I will write this chapter unconventionally instead, so that the reader will be able to gain a sense of my own engagement with issues in qualitative IS research. Furthermore, although the editor of this volume originally commissioned me to write a chapter on trends, the chapter has evolved as a critical commentary on qualitative IS research. The chapter’s turn in this direction resulted from the editor’s guidance to me about how to account for the comments of the anonymous reviewers of the initial draft.

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Qualitative Research Methods in International Business: The State of the Art

Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for International Business ◽

10.4337/9781781954331.00013 ◽

2013 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Rebecca Marschan-Piekkari ◽

Catherine Welch

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Research Methods ◽

International Business ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Qualitative Research Methods ◽

The State

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Intellectual Basis of Research on Alliances

Utilizing Information Technology in Developing Strategic Alliances Among Organizations ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-893-2.ch002 ◽

2006 ◽

pp. 40-58

Author(s):

José Aurelio Medina-Garrido ◽

Antonio Rafael Ramos-Rodriguesz

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

State Of The Art ◽

The State ◽

Point Of View ◽

Bibliometric Study ◽

Organizational Relationships ◽

Theoretical Approaches ◽

Quantitative Studies

The disorder that is apparent in the literature on inter-organizational relationships makes this field ideal for conducting quantitative studies that clarify the conceptual map and complement existing qualitative research. These latter studies only reflect the point of view of a small number of expert researchers, and hence provide a somewhat biased perspective on inter-organizational relationship research. In this context, a bibliometric study should contribute to giving form to the state of the art. In this chapter, a bibliometric study reveals the theoretical fragmentation of the literature on inter-organizational relationships; maps the most relevant studies and theoretical approaches; and highlights the topics that have been addressed most in this field.

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Understanding Media Communication: On the Significance of Iconic Thinking for a Praxeological Model of Communication

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/2158244020952064 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 215824402095206

Author(s):

Aglaja Przyborski ◽

Thomas Slunecko

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Social Media ◽

Social Research ◽

State Of The Art ◽

The State ◽

Self Presentation ◽

Media Communication ◽

Picture Analysis

This article outlines the state of the art in picture analysis as it has been developed in the trajectory of reconstructive methodology. Analyzing pictures in their own right—that is, by adhering to the particular affordances of the medium “picture”—has strong implications for qualitative research some of which are discussed in this article. With regard to content, this discussion revolves around questions pertaining to bodily self-presentation in mass and social media. On this basis, the article concludes with a praxeological model of communication that offers a guideline for social research which is clued-up as to its own media and, thus, takes into account that meaning in pictures is constructed differently than meaning in language.

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Expatriation athletes in Soccer and Volleyball: The state of the art

Ekonomski pogledi ◽

10.5937/ekopog2002031t ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 31-50

Author(s):

Ivan Tertuliano ◽

Bruna Santana ◽

Oliveira de ◽

Afonso Machado ◽

José Montiel

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

State Of The Art ◽

The State ◽

The Other ◽

Sports Performance ◽

National Team ◽

Documentary Analysis ◽

Other Hand ◽

Career Opportunities

The number of athletes acting outside their countries of birth grows every year, as do those who also choose to defend another national team. Faced with this phenomenon, the objective of this study was to conceptualize the process of expatriation in two sports (Soccer and Volleyball) through an essay, in which qualitative research was used from the perspective of documentary analysis, pointing out the state of the art in this subject. The results indicate that the main reasons given by athletes to justify the expatriation process are economic and professional, such as salary and career opportunities improvement. On the other hand, the difficulties found by athletes in the process are closely related to the lack of family with the athlete after expatriation. With this, the literature points to the need for multidisciplinary preparation and monitoring for those who decide to leave their country, to avoid damages in sports performance.

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The Advantages of Qualitative Research into Femicide

Qualitative Sociology Review ◽

10.18778/1733-8077.13.3.08 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 118-125

Author(s):

Shalva Weil

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Qualitative Research ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Research Question ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

The State ◽

Special Issue ◽

Time Consumption ◽

The Relationship

This article reviews the state of the art of qualitative research on femicide, which, until the publication of this Special Issue, has been extremely sparse. The paper mentions some of the limitations of the qualitative approach, such as time consumption, ethical liabilities, and non-generalizability. However, it advocates qualitative research because of its advantages in capturing the context, describing the experience, identifying the motives, highlighting the relationship between perpetrator and victim, identifying the risk factors, and suggesting apt policies. The article concludes by cautiously recommending a mixed-/merged-methods approach, which, in turn, depends upon the research question and has its own inherent disadvantages.

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Practical Picture Processing

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100051700 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 32 ◽

pp. 338-339

Author(s):

T. A. Welton

Keyword(s):

Radiation Damage ◽

Coherence Length ◽

Spatial Information ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Coherent Radiation ◽

The State ◽

Energy Spread ◽

Electron Micrograph ◽

Picture Processing ◽

Molecular Skeleton

Various authors have emphasized the spatial information resident in an electron micrograph taken with adequately coherent radiation. In view of the completion of at least one such instrument, this opportunity is taken to summarize the state of the art of processing such micrographs. We use the usual symbols for the aberration coefficients, and supplement these with £ and 6 for the transverse coherence length and the fractional energy spread respectively. He also assume a weak, biologically interesting sample, with principal interest lying in the molecular skeleton remaining after obvious hydrogen loss and other radiation damage has occurred.

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