... Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Complexity Qualitative methods Information Information management Ethical consumption Diaries In recent decades, there has been a great deal of interest in the way that pro-environmental and pro-social...

... environment, and achieve superior performance. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Organizational theory Fuzzy sets Small firms Qualitative methods Contingency theory Entrepreneurial orientation High technology Organizational configurations Young firms Crisp-set qualitative...

.../value – A new method of qualitative research to explore new avenues in management science. Methodology Qualitative methods Pragmatism Biography […] this condition of the experience is not one of the things experienced at the moment; this knowing is not immediately known. It is only known...

... life rather than the pure economic ones; therefore, gift-giving is one of the rituals through which individuals create and support social order (Weiner, 1992). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Qualitative methods Sharing Netnography Collaborative consumption Gift-giving...

..., while the subsequent one examines the processes of methodological hybridization that have been associated with such change. Lastly, the conclusions propose some keys for reading the papers presented in this special issue. Qualitative methods Management research Hybrid methods Researcher's...

.... Design/methodology/approach A qualitative method was used to gather data from technology transfer officers (TTO) regarding how they make commercialization decisions. Responses were examined in the context of rational choice theory and institutional theory in an attempt to discern whether common decision...

... and credibility; difficulties in disseminating qualitative research; assessment criteria; and training. Where appropriate, illustrative quotes from the interviewees are given. The overall aim of the study was to conduct a systematic investigation into current perceptions of qualitative methods...

... and how it may be developed and the relative merits and limitations of different qualitative methods. On the first count, the contributions by Laughlin (1995) on using middle‐range theory and Llewellyn (2003) article on different levels of theorising provide useful examples. On the second count...