Standing on the Shoulders of Giants : Traditions and Innovations in Research Methodology.

Front Cover -- Standing On the Shoulders of Giants: Traditions and Innovations in Research Methodology -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Why Research Methodology in Strategy and Management Remains as Important as Ever -- What's New? -- Keynote Contributions -- Visual Elements -- On the Bookshelf -- Prospective Retrospectives -- Contemporary Methods -- (Method) Book Reviews -- Where to From Here? -- Methods Flaws -- Research Training -- Methodological Innovation -- Areas of Contention -- On Methodological Pet Peeves -- Unforced (Common) Errors -- Operating beyond the Knowledge Border -- Losing Sight of the Goal -- Boilerplates and Default Preferences -- Ethics of Research Practice -- Conclusion -- References -- Thoughts about Research, Inspirations for Research and Future Research -- On the Importance of Rigor and Relevance -- On the "Eisenhardt Method" -- Source of Inspiration 1: An Important Practical Problem -- Source of Inspiration 2: Learning from a "Cool" Company Example -- Source of Inspiration 3: Switching the Lens -- Source of Inspiration 4: Unpacking the Black Box -- On the Future -- Notes -- References -- If I Had a Magic Wand: Reflections on Developing a Systematic Approach to Qualitative Research. -- Underpinnings of an Approach to Researching Organizations -- People Know What They're Trying to Do -- Seeking a Systematic Approach to Qualitative Research -- Selling the Gatekeepers -- Finis -- Notes -- References -- Videometric measurement of individual characteristics in difficult to access subject pools: Demonstrating with Ceos -- Introduction -- Foundations of Videometrics -- Application of Videometrics -- Methods -- Rater Training -- Robustness Checks -- Study 1 -- Study 1's Analyses and Results -- Study 2 -- Study 2's Analyses and Results -- Discussion.

Conclusion -- References -- The Research Design Canvas: A Tool for Creating Better Studies -- The Elements of the Research Design Canvas -- Research Question(s) -- Gap in Knowledge -- Theory -- Hypotheses -- Sample -- Measures -- Boundary Conditions -- Data Analysis -- Limitations -- Key Partners -- Target Journal -- Conclusion -- References -- How Visual Methods Can Enhance Our Understanding of Strategy and Management -- Introduction -- Visual Turn in Strategic Management Research -- Interconnections across Visuals - A Novel View -- Clarifying the "Visual Type" -- Clarifying the "Visual Impact" -- Generating Methodological Guidelines for Future Research -- Conclusion -- References -- Performing Process Research -- Analytical Approach -- Two Dominant Forms of Process Research -- Evolutionary Process Stories -- Ontological and Epistemological Assumptions -- Implications for the Empirical Story -- Implications for the Theoretical Story -- Specific Challenges and Choices of an Evolutionary Process Research -- In Summary -- Performative Process Stories -- Ontological and Epistemological Assumptions -- Implications for the Empirical Story -- Implications for the Theoretical Story -- Challenges and Choices of Performative Process Research -- Summary -- Two Alternate Forms of Process Research -- Narrative Process Stories -- Toolkit-based Process Stories -- Common Challenges -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- An Integrative Review of Qualitative Strategy Research: Presenting 12 "Designs-in-Use" -- Introduction -- Methods -- Study Selection -- Analytic Process -- A Framework of QSR: Families and Designs-In-Use -- Family 1: Post-positivist Strategy Designs -- Family 2: Interpretive Designs -- Family 3: Critical Designs -- Five Key Trends in Qualitative Strategy Research -- Critique and Future Directions for QSR -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References.

Qualitative Comparative Analysis in Entrepreneurship: Exploring the Approach and Noting Opportunities for the Future -- The Logic of Qualitative Comparative Analysis -- Conducting QCA Analysis -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index.

The 11th edition of Research Methodology in Strategy and Management focuses on understanding cutting edge methodological approaches to the study of organizations, managers, and strategy. To this end, the chapters are intended to give readers a sense of new approaches as well as retrospective accounts by Kathy Eisenhardt and Denny Gioia.

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