Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: Volume 9 Issue 1

The shadow

Harry F. Wolcott

– The purpose of this paper is to explain the origins of the term “shadow.”

Shadowing research in organizations: the methodological debates

Seonaidh McDonald, Barbara Simpson

The purpose of this paper is to provide some context for the special issue and to introduce the collection of invited commentaries and research papers that follow. It also sets…

Ethical issues in shadowing research

Bart Johnson

– The purpose of this paper is to explore ethical issues associated with using the shadowing method.

Shadowing managerial action instead of recording managerial text

Mirko Noordegraaf

– The purpose of this paper is to discuss the value of shadowing managers, in relation to other methods for studying managerial work, such as interviews and surveys.

Not for the faint of heart: Insider and outsider shadowing experiences within Canadian health care organizations

Ann-Marie Urban, Elizabeth Quinlan

– The purpose of this paper is to share two researcher's experience about the challenges associated with shadowing within the health care context.

Shadowing and Consensus Building: a golden bridge

Marianella Sclavi

Much of what the author want to say in this paper had to do with “control” “exactness,” “precision” and their declination in both: shadowing and Consensus Building Approach. The…

Shadowing in/as work: ten recommendations for shadowing fieldwork practice

Rebecca Gill, Joshua Barbour, Marleah Dean

The purpose of this paper is to provide practical recommendations for shadowing as a method of organizational study with a focus on the situated processes and practices of…

Why I think shadowing is the best field technique in management and organization studies

Barbara Czarniawska

– The purpose of this paper is to explore the value of shadowing as a field technique.

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