scholarly journals “Being on both sides: covert ethnography and partisanship with bouncers in the night‐time economy”

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Calvey
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Moral Dilemmas ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Night Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Time Consumption ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
Situated Ethics ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis study aims to critically expose and explore “taking sides” in the context of a covert ethnography of bouncers in the night-time economy of Manchester, UK.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology adopted is covert ethnography. The author reflects on the application and use of situated deception within an embedded and insider ethnography of bouncers, alongside other relevant covert ethnographies. Fieldwork vignettes are drawn upon to articulate the management of situated ethics and moral dilemmas.FindingsThe findings argue that bouncers are a deeply maligned occupational group, who perform a valuable regulatory role in the night-time economy. Moreover, a covert role ethnographic presents an interesting liminal stance of being on both sides, rather than a reductionist choosing of a single sides. Theoretically, phenomenological bracketing and ethnomethodological indifference are used to justify the position taken in the paper.Research limitations/implicationsCovert research has limitations around fieldwork time consumption, instigation tactics and “going native” distortion, alongside common fears of ethical belligerence and cavalier morals.Practical implicationsThe lessons learnt, particularly for early career researchers, are about pursuing creative ethnographic methods.Social implicationsOccupationally, bouncers should be less demonized and more accessible to more women. This rather hyper-masculine domain should be disrupted and democratized.Originality/valueThe field is relatively niche, with a purist covert ethnographic approach being an innovative way to unpack it.

What does change look like?

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 36-40
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Formal Training ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Underrepresented Groups ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Mentoring plays a key role in supporting early-career researchers, especially those from underrepresented groups. However, many mentors have not received formal training. This study looks at one training programme and evaluates whether the participants reported any change in awareness of behavior, and what this change looks like in practice. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Learning to review submissions to peer reviewed journals: how do they do it?

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Paltridge
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Information Transmission ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Peer Reviews ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe aim of this study is to examine how reviewers for academic journals learn to carry out the task of peer review and the issues they face in doing this.Design/methodology/approachA total of 45 reviewers completed a questionnaire which asked about their experience in doing peer reviews, how they had learnt to do them, and the issues they faced in doing these reviews. Follow up emails were also sent to reviewers in order to seek further elaboration on the answers they had provided in the questionnaire.FindingsOver half of the reviewers had learnt to do reviews by reading reviews of their own submissions to peer‐reviewed journals. Others had learnt to write reviews by just doing them; that is, by practice. The most challenging aspect for the reviewers was writing reviewers' reports that were critical but still constructive. There was no consensus on the most straightforward aspects of writing peer reviews.Practical implicationsThe study has implications for reviewer development, proposing an experiential, “learning by doing” approach to the training of reviewers rather than a didactic, information transmission style one.Social implicationsThe study has implications for reviewer development, proposing an experiential, “learning by doing” approach to the training of reviewers rather than a didactic, information transmission style one.Originality/valueThe study provides insights into how reviewers learn to write peer reviews and the challenges they face in doing this. The paper also suggests strategies for improving reviewer development which can have benefits, especially for early career researchers.

scholarly journals Quality management vision of future early career operations managers

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Shokri ◽  
Farhad Nabhani
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Knowledge Development ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Non Parametric ◽  
Operations Managers

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the gap between the current vision and knowledge of future early career operations managers (OM) and a common strategic total quality management (TQM) framework. Design/methodology/approach A survey questionnaire and a non-parametric test for different groups of participants were adopted to identify the gap and analyse the significance of these groups on the factors in the TQM framework. Findings A new set of TQM factors with the necessity of more knowledge and understanding of future generation were identified, followed by the identification of clear differences amongst different groups of this generation. Practical implications A sustainable OM practice needs managers and leaders with a sustainable knowledge development of quality management (QM); and as the result of this study, the current vision of future young OM would not echo this. Originality/value This study has a systematic, non-parametric approach towards currently fragmented QM analysis, and is integrated with human resource and visionary elements of future young OM and universal QM models and theories.

OpenCon2014 in Washington DC, November 2014. Early Career Researchers and Open Access Advocacy

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-16
Author(s):  
Matt Gallagher
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Narrative Approach ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Experience Levels ◽  
The Right ◽  
Academic Resources

Purpose – This paper aims to give an overview of OpenCon 2014, organized by the Right to Research Coalition, SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and an organizing committee of students and early career researchers from around the world that took place between the 14th and 17th of November 2014 in Washington DC. Design/methodology/approach – A narrative approach was used to describe events. Findings – OpenCon 2014 is an exciting new conference that targets early career librarians and researchers who are involved with and/or interested in aspects of the open-access movement. It is attempting to galvanize the upcoming generation of scholars to demand more of traditional publishing models by bringing together a selective group that spans diverse interests and experience levels. Originality/value – This report outlines the author's takeaways and opinions concerning the events of the conference, as well as identifies some of the themes and issues that were relevant to librarians in research institutions.

scholarly journals A critical reflection on the development of the Participatory Autism Research Collective (PARC)

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damian Elgin Maclean Milton ◽  
Susy Ridout ◽  
Marianthi Kourti ◽  
Gillian Loomes ◽  
Nicola Martin
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Autism Research ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Autistic People ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Participatory Research Methods ◽  
Research Collective

Purpose The Participatory Autism Research Collective (PARC) was initially set up with the purpose of bringing autistic people, including scholars and activists (but not exclusively), together with early career researchers and practitioners who work with autistic people, with the aim being to build a community where those who wished to see more significant involvement of autistic people in autism research could share knowledge and expertise. This paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach This paper explores the development of the PARC network, reflecting upon its activities and ethos within current higher education practices and structures. Findings In supporting autistic individuals in their attempts to establish themselves within academic systems that may not always be considerate or accommodating, the existence of PARC creates a structure with which autistic people can influence social change. PARC serves as a network of support, strengthening the presence of autistic scholars in academia. It also provides a structure through which autistic people are able to demonstrate helpful practices with which to engage more broadly. Originality/value The PARC network is the first autistic-led venture of its kind in the UK to have a sustained impact. PARC is growing to become an important element in the field of autism studies both by supporting emerging autistic academics and by promoting ethical and participatory research methods and practices.

Enhancing the transparency of accounting research: the case of narrative analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivo De Loo ◽  
Stuart Cooper ◽  
Melina Manochin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
Accounting Research ◽  
Interpretive Approach ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
The Way

Purpose – This paper aims to clarify what ‘narrative analysis’ may entail when it is assumed that interview accounts can be treated as (collections of) narratives. What is considered a narrative and how these may be analyzed is open to debate. After suggesting an approach of how to deal with narrative analysis, the authors critically discuss how far it might offer insights into a particular accounting case. Design/methodology/approach – After having explained what the authors’ view on narrative analysis is, and how this is linked with the extant literature, the authors examine the socialisation processes of two early career accountants that have been articulated in an interview context. Findings – The approach to narrative analysis set out in this paper could help to clarify how and why certain interpretations from an interview are generated by a researcher. The authors emphasise the importance of discussing a researcher’s process of discovery when an interpretive approach to research is adopted. Research limitations/implications – The application of any method, and what a researcher thinks can be distilled from this, depends on the research outlook he/she has. As the authors adopt an interpretive approach to research in this paper, they acknowledge that the interpretations of narratives, and what they deem to be narratives, will be infused by their own perceptions. Practical implications – The authors believe that the writing-up of qualitative research from an interpretive stance would benefit from an explicit acceptance of the equivocal nature of interpretation. The way in which they present and discuss the narrative analyses in this paper intends to bring this to the fore. Originality/value – Whenever someone says he/she engages in narrative analysis, both the “narrative” and “analysis” part of “narrative analysis” need to be explicated. The authors believe that this only happens every so often. This paper puts forward an approach of how more clarity on this might be achieved by combining two frameworks in the extant literature, so that the transparency of the research is enhanced.

scholarly journals A dialogic reframing of talent management as a lever for hospitableness

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan Ramdhony ◽  
Norma D’Annunzio-Green
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Moral Dilemmas ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Moral Obligations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality Industry ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider how the talent of hospitableness can be transposed to commercial settings without a wholesale erosion of its altruistic and moral core and how it can be effectively leveraged within the talent management (TM) process. Design/methodology/approach The authors unpack the concept of hospitableness which entails an unconditional disposition and moral obligation in the host to care for their guest. This paper also exposes its moral dilemmas and the risks it presents to both host and guest – leading to the endorsement of reciprocal altruistic hospitableness which warrants altruistic sentiments and moral obligations in both parties as the necessary condition for a more protective, mutually beneficial and enduring host–guest relationship. Against the backdrop of the tourism and hospitality industry, this paper examines the challenges of transposing hospitableness to commercial settings without a wholesale erosion of its altruistic and moral core. It posits that what is needed is a reframing of TM as a dialogic process through which hospitableness can be effectively leveraged as a unique talent. Findings In carrying out this exercise, this paper develops a conceptual framework that brings the TM process under the overarching principle of free dialogue – which the authors see as a precondition for preserving the altruistic and moral core of hospitableness even when transposed to commercial settings. Practical implications The framework contains concrete guidelines on how to reframe TM as dialogic practice and can be used as a canvas for experimentation in managing the talent of hospitableness and for training purposes. Originality/value The paper expands the conceptual dimensions of hospitableness and deepens understanding of its application via the TM process to commercial settings.

scholarly journals 100 research rules of the game

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 691-706
Author(s):  
Niamh M. Brennan
Keyword(s):  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
One Stop ◽  
Rules Of The Game

Purpose There are several basic, and at times minor, pedantic principles required to successfully publish in good-quality international peer-reviewed journals. These are what the author calls the “rules of the game”. Many are so basic, so taken-for-granted, tacit knowledge, that at times supervisors do not tell their students about them. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach The author has assembled 100 research rules of the game from her work over many years with doctoral students and early career researchers. Each rule is accompanied by short advice. Additional citations are included directing readers to further resources on the 100 research rules of the game. Findings The paper documents 100 research rules of the game. Research limitations/implications There are many other rules of the game not included in the author’s list of 100 research rules of the game. Originality/value This paper is a one-stop-shop brief introduction to the author’s 100 research rules of the game.

A lifestyle sport: idiosyncratic and dynamic belonging

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 328-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garth Harris ◽  
Peter A. Dacin
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Dynamic Nature ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Doctoral Thesis ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore what an idiosyncratic and dynamic sense of belonging entails for consumption in a lifestyle sport, an ever shifting and progressing world in which individuals engage in community while also seeking to individuate their own sense of belonging. Design/methodology/approach The authors adopt an ethnographic approach in the context of a regional skateboarding community. Over a year at local skateparks, we interviewed 15 well-established, committed members of the community identified by others (through snowball techniques) to allow us to delve into the phenomenon. These interviews were conducted as part of the primary author's doctoral thesis (See Harris, 2011). Findings An idiosyncratic and dynamic sense of belonging is prevalent in the lifestyle sport community, even among well-established members. This is reflected in and motivated by a variety of consumption, as well as overconsumption practices. Practical implications Understanding the idiosyncratic and dynamic nature of a sense of belonging allows marketers to design offerings to effectively deal with the ambiguities of belonging but also raises the potential for the destructive use of marketing. Originality/value The authors demonstrate how approaching belonging through a dynamic and idiosyncratic sense of belonging provides a deeper understanding of belonging and related consumption activities in a lifestyle sport.

scholarly journals Women in the boardroom and their impact on default risk: a pitch

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Searat Ali
Keyword(s):  
Default Risk ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Core ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
Personal Reflections ◽  
And Training

Purpose The purpose of this pitch research letter (PRL) is to apply the pitching template developed by Faff (2015) to an academic project on boardroom gender diversity and default risk. Design/methodology/approach The pitching template helps the pitcher to identify the core elements that form the framework of the research project. The PRL encloses a brief background about the pitcher and pitch, followed by a brief commentary on the pitch and personal reflections of the pitcher on the pitch exercise itself. Findings One of the best aspects of the pitching template is that it forced the researchers to think each item over and over, enabling a synthesis of scattered ideas in a systematic way. Hence, it is strongly recommend learning and applying the pitching template as a tool to refine embryonic research ideas and to track the progress on the research projects. Originality/value This PRL is novel as it highlights the worth of performing the pitching exercise (i.e. quality publication), potential adoptability challenge and solutions (i.e. unfamiliarity and training), systematic process of learning the pitching template and application of the “rule of three” in pitching research. Such reflections are believed to be useful for early career researchers (ECRs).

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