Configurational Theory and Methods in Organizational Research

Configurational Theory and Methods in Organizational Research
Author: Peer C. Fiss
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2013-05-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 178190779X

Some 20 years after the emergence of configurational theory as a key perspective in organization studies in the 1990s, this approach has yet to deliver on its promise. While we know that configurations the relative arrangement of parts and elements - matters, empirical research on configurations is just beginning to deliver on its promise.

The SAGE Handbook of Case-Based Methods

The SAGE Handbook of Case-Based Methods
Author: David Byrne
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 561
Release: 2009-07-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1412930510

This handbook provides a clear examination of case-oriented research. It defines case-based social research as a subfield of methodology.

A Configuration Approach to Mindset Agency Theory

A Configuration Approach to Mindset Agency Theory
Author: Maurice Yolles
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 729
Release: 2021-07-29
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1108975666

This book explains psychological, sociopolitical and organisational change in multidisciplinary settings. It shows how advanced techniques of contextual analysis can be applied to complex situations and offers a new cybernetic agency paradigm based on living systems theory. It models, diagnoses, and analyses complex, realworld situations to anticipate patterns of behaviour.

International Organizations and Research Methods

International Organizations and Research Methods
Author: Fanny Badache
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2023-08-24
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0472903543

Scholars have studied international organizations (IOs) in many disciplines, thus generating important theoretical developments. Yet a proper assessment and a broad discussion of the methods used to research these organizations are lacking. Which methods are being used to study IOs and in what ways? Do we need a specific methodology applied to the case of IOs? What are the concrete methodological challenges when doing research on IOs? International Organizations and Research Methods: An Introduction compiles an inventory of the methods developed in the study of IOs under the five headings of Observing, Interviewing, Documenting, Measuring, and Combining. It does not reconcile diverging views on the purpose and meaning of IO scholarship, but creates a space for scholars and students embedded in different academic traditions to reflect on methodological choices and the way they impact knowledge production on IOs.

Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for Family Business

Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for Family Business
Author: Alfredo De Massis
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2020-03-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1788116453

This timely Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to the methodological challenges of qualitative research in family business. Written by an international, multidisciplinary team of experts in the field, the Handbook provides practical guidance based on the experiences of senior researchers, and features reflective discussion on how to craft insightful, rigorous studies.

Intersectional Inequality

Intersectional Inequality
Author: Charles C. Ragin
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2017
Genre: Education
ISBN: 022641440X

In this guidebook, we have a powerful contribution to social science methodology in a context where methodology is contested, and is therefore political: different methodologies can produce quite different results or findings using the same evidence. The evidence in Ragin and Fiss s book is survey data. Ragin s has developed for 25 years a way to bridge the case study method and the large n statistical study. He calls it the set analytic method --making use of fuzzy sets to bridge the divide between quantitative and qualitative methods. Paradoxically, the fuzzy set is a powerful tool because it replaces an unwieldy, "fuzzy" instrumentthe variable, which establishes only the positions of cases relative to each other, with a precise onedegree of membership in a well-defined set. Now, with Intersectional Inequality, Ragin and his coauthor, Peter Fiss, show how the method works in application to a very mainstream sociological research topic. That topic, the use of IQ and school achievement tests as predictors of life chances, is advanced here by viewing cases intersectionally, i.e., in terms of the different ways they combine causally relevant conditions. The specific controversy they take up is the famous Bell Curve book of Charles Murray and Richard Herrnstein which argued that IQ is influenced by both inherited and environmental factors. Controversy has gone on for 20 years over which variable has the strongest impact on life changes: education, or test scores, or family background. The centrality, now more than ever, of education to American social and economic policy, compels close re-examination of traditional methods (and the blind spots of the so-called net-effects approach). By use of this sophisticated qualitative comparative analysis, Ragin and Fiss underscore the importance of racial differences in addressing social inequality in America today."

Networks and Collaboration in the Public Sector

Networks and Collaboration in the Public Sector
Author: Joris Voets
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2019-08-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134826028

Networks and other collaborations are central to the public sector’s ability to respond to their diverse responsibilities, from international development and regional governance, to policy development and service provision. Great strides have been made toward understanding their formation, governance and management, but more opportunities to explore methodologies and measures is required to ensure they are properly understood. This volume showcases an array of selected research methods and analytics tools currently used by scholars and practitioners in network and collaboration research, as well as emerging styles of empirical investigation. Although it cannot attempt to capture all technical details for each one, this book provides a unique catalogue of compelling methods for researchers and practitioners, which are illustrated extensively with applications in the public and non-profit sector. By bringing together leading and upcoming scholars in network research, the book will be of enormous assistance in guiding students and scholars in public management to study collaboration and networks empirically by demonstrating the core research approaches and tools for investigating and evaluating these crucially important arrangements.

Multilevel Theory, Research, and Methods in Organizations

Multilevel Theory, Research, and Methods in Organizations
Author: Katherine J. Klein
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Total Pages: 648
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This study on multilevel analysis cuts through the confusion surrounding the development and testing of multilevel theories. It illuminates processes and effects within organisations, synthesising and updating current theory.

The Atlas of Social Complexity

The Atlas of Social Complexity
Author: Brian Castellani
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 509
Release: 2024-06-05
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 178990952X

Embark on a riveting journey through the study of social complexity with The Atlas of Social Complexity. Over three decades of scientific exploration unfold, unravelling the enigmatic threads that compose the fabric of society. From the dance of bacteria, to human-machine interactions, to the ever-shifting dynamics of power in social networks, this Atlas maps the evolution of our understanding of social complexity.

Human-Centered AI at Work: Common Ground in Theories and Methods

Human-Centered AI at Work: Common Ground in Theories and Methods
Author: Annette Kluge
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2024-04-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 2832548407

Research can face artificial intelligence (AI) as an issue of technology development but also as an issue of enacted technology at work. Human-centered design of AI gives emphasis to the expertise and needs of human beings as a starting point of technology development or as an outcome of AI-based work settings. This is an important goal, as expressed, for example, by the international labor organization's call for a "human-centered agenda" for the future of AI and automation collaboration. This Research Topic raises the question of what human-centricity means, i.e. what are the criteria and indicators of human-centered AI and how can they be considered and implemented?