Honing the Craft of Qualitative Data Collection in Extreme Contexts

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2024

Publisher

SAGE

Source Publication

Journal of Management Inquiry

Source ISSN

1056-4926

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.1177/10564926231194271

Abstract

Over the past several years, there has been ongoing dialog within our academic journals and the profession regarding the value of examining extreme, unconventional, or unsettling contexts in management research. These conversations have highlighted that perhaps more than ever, we as a society are facing unprecedented grand and perplexing challenges, and conducting research in unconventional or extreme settings can reveal complex dynamics or relationships that we may not understand otherwise. Less discussed, however, are methodological considerations for conducting research in unique contexts. As such, we aim to extend the explicit discussion of effective strategies for scholars who consider the perspectives and workplace realities of unusual or unconventional populations. We bring together a collection of reflective essays rooted in the authors’ experiences of collecting data from extreme contexts or unusual samples. We highlight how these rich experiences in the field required the authors to modify or extend methodological conventions with the goal of guiding scholars pursuing research in similarly unconventional contexts.

Comments

Journal of Management Inquiry, Vol. 33, No. 2 (April 2024): 99-114. DOI.

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