Qualitative research in the study of leadership / Karin Klenke ; with guest chapters by Suzanne Martin, J. Randall Wallace.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klenke, Karin, author.

Martin, Suzanne (Suzanne Stigler), author.

Wallace, James Randall, 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (418 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, [England] : Emerald, 2016.

Summary:

The book is divided into four parts: (1) foundations of qualitative research methods consisting of a chapter summarizing the various qualitative paradigms and a research methods chapter illuminating various design features such as data collection and analysis, qualitative standards and ethics; (2) frequently used qualitative methods in the study of leadership designs; (3) underutilized qualitative methods; (4) three commissioned empirical studies illustrating content analysis, narrative analysis, and mixed methods study using content analysis and case study. The book also includes a chapter on the use non-textual, image-based sources of data for qualitative leadership research. Each of the methods chapters contains a number of leadership studies that have employed a given method such as case study, interviewing or phenomenology.The book is intended for students of leadership ranging from graduate students to seasoned leadership scholars. It was written with leadership practitioners in mind who wish to broaden their understanding of new developments in leadership research.

Contents:

Front Cover; Qualitative Research in the Study of Leadership; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; General Organization of the Book; Comments of the Second Edition; Part I: Foundations of Qualitative Research; 1 Philosophical Foundations: Qualitative Research as Paradigm; Introduction; Leadership Research: Past Traditions and Current Trends; Defining Qualitative Research; Characteristics of Qualitative Research; Strengths of Qualitative Methods; Qualitative Research as Paradigm; Philosophical Assumptions Underlying Qualitative Paradigms; Ontology; Epistemology; Methodology; Axiology

Major Research Paradigms in Qualitative ResearchConstructivism; Interpretivism; Symbolic Interactionism; Pragmatism; Summary; 2 Qualitative Research as Method; Introduction; Qualitative Research as Method; Quality Standards in Qualitative Research; Understanding Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Research; Strategies for Enhancing Quality and Rigor in Qualitative Research; The Quantitative-Qualitative Debate: One More Time; The Role of Ethics in Qualitative Research; Summary; Part II: Major Qualitative Traditions in Leadership Research; 3 Case Studies in Leadership Research

An Illustrative Leadership Case StudyIntroduction to Case Study Research; Case Study Defined; Role of Theory in Cases Studies; Case Study as Method of Choice; The Architecture of Case Study Research; Case Selection: Single and Multiple Case Studies; Single case studies; Multiple case studies; Data Collection and Analysis in Case Study Research; Data Collection Methods; Data Analytical Techniques; Interpreting the Findings of Case Study Research; Quality Assessments in Case Studies; Selected Examples of Case Studies in Leadership Research; Summary; 4 Content Analysis in Leadership Research

An Illustrative Leadership Content Analysis StudyIntroduction; Defining Content Analysis; Designing a Content Analysis Study; Data Collection and Analysis in Content Analysis; Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Coding; Types of Coding; From Codes to Categories; Use of Software in Content Analysis; Quality Criteria and Validation Issues; Intercoder Agreement in Content Analysis; Measuring intercoder reliability; Selected Examples of Content Analysis Studies in Leadership Research; Summary; 5 Qualitative Interviewing in Leadership Research

An Illustrative Qualitative Interviewing Leadership StudyIntroduction; Defining Interviews; Types of Interviews and Interview Questions; Structured Interviewing; Unstructured Interviewing; Semistructured Interviewing; Role of the Interviewer in In-Depth Interviewing; Media Used in Qualitative Interviewing; Telephone Interviewing; Internet Interviews; Focus Group Interviews; Virtual Focus Groups Interviews; Data Collection and Analysis; Transcription; Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Interviews; Selected Examples of Interviewing Studies in Leadership Research

Ethical Consideration in Qualitative Interviewing

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record

ISBN:

9781785606502

1785606506

OCLC:

948378081