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Methodological fit in management field research
Abstract
Methodological fit, an implicitly valued attribute of high-quality field research in organizations, has received little attention in the management literature. Fit refers to internal consistency among elements of a research project--research question, prior work, research design, and theoretical contribution. We introduce a contingency framework that relates prior work to the design of a research project, paying particular attention to the question of when to mix qualitative and quantitative data in a single research paper. We discuss implications of the framework for educating new field researchers.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Edmondson, A. C., & Mcmanus, S. E.
- Venue
- Academy of Management Review
- Publisher
- Academy of Management
- Published
- 2007-10
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1246-1264
- ISSN
- 0363-7425 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-3807
- OpenAlex
- W2099358840
- Cited by
- 3,227
- References
- 10
- FWCI
- 80.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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