Researching Values : : Methodological Approaches for Understanding Values Work in Organisations and Leadership.

Researching Values : : Methodological Approaches for Understanding Values Work in Organisations and Leadership.

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Espedal, Gry.
TeilnehmendeR:
Jelstad Løvaas, Beate.
Sirris, Stephen.
Wæraas, Arild.
Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2022.
©2022.
Year of Publication:2022
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (314 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Researching Values
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Notes on Contributors
  • 1: Researching Values in Organisations and Leadership
  • The Complexity of Research on Values
  • Key Concepts and Questions in This Book
  • Overview of the Chapters in This Book
  • Challenges to Future Research Methods
  • References
  • Part I: Methodological Approaches to Researching Values
  • 2: Values at Work: Mapping the Field Through the Lens of Methodological Approaches
  • Introduction
  • Researching Values: A Brief Overview
  • Studying Explicit Values Using Quantitative Approaches
  • Studying Implicit Values Using Qualitative Approaches
  • Studying Explicit and Implicit Values Using Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches
  • Philosophical Underpinnings for Qualitative and Quantitative Research
  • Linking Research Aim with Methodological Choices
  • Mixed Methods Research as a Way Forward
  • Mixed Methods Values Research
  • Challenges Related to Mixed Methods Research
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 3: Definitions as Initial and Final Point of Values Research? Searching for Mysteries in Research Projects About Values in Organisational and Leadership Studies
  • Introduction
  • A Plea for More Definitions
  • How to Define Values?
  • Contact Sites for Definitions in Value Research
  • The Connection Between Value Definition and Sampling
  • Value Definition in Writing Up the Research: The Final Section
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Websites
  • 4: Intentionality and Agency in Values Work Research
  • Introduction
  • Values and Values Work and Their Relation to Intentionality
  • Intentionality and Consequence Versus Appropriateness
  • Intentionality and Agency
  • Values and Values Work and Social Order
  • Intentionality, Agency and Their Implications for Qualitative Methods
  • Qualitative Interviews.
  • Participant Observations and Shadowing Observations
  • Combining Methods to Capture Different Forms of Agency
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 5: Extending Knowledge, Improving Practice and Refining Values: Research Informed by the Concept of Phronesis
  • Introduction
  • Phronesis: Unpacking the Concept
  • Translating Phronesis into Research Design
  • Identifying the Goal
  • Designing Research Tools, Data Sampling and Collecting the Data
  • Analysis
  • Future-Oriented Reflection on Change
  • Navigating Challenges
  • Resource Intensity (Time, Skills)
  • Ambiguities Regarding the Nature of Empirical Data
  • Power Asymmetries
  • Division of Labour
  • Achieving Change
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 6: Dilemmas and Craftsmanship Practices: Strategies for Empirically Uncovering Values and Value Conflicts
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical Background: Value Pluralism
  • Strategy 1: Studying Dilemmas
  • Strategy 2: Studying Craftsmanship Practices
  • Methodology
  • Dilemmas
  • Craftsmanship Practices
  • The Follow-up Strategy of Q-Methodology
  • Coding and Research Heuristic
  • How to Analyse Data on Dilemmas
  • How to Analyse Data on Craftsmanship Practices
  • How to Analyse Data from Q-Methodology
  • Examples of Empirical Studies on Value Conflicts
  • Procedural Versus Performance Values
  • A Municipality and a Hospital
  • Values of Academic Teachers
  • Values in the Police
  • Values in the Prison Sector
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Part II: Methods for Collecting and Analysing Data
  • 7: Research Interviews to Investigate and Co-create Values
  • Introduction
  • Research Interviews and Their Philosophical Underpinnings
  • The Role of the Interviewer
  • The Process of Inter-Viewing
  • Inter-View as a Narrative Inquiry to Research Values
  • Co-creating Meaning: Practical Examples from a Research Process.
  • Practical Considerations in Conveying Research Interviews
  • Questions to Identify Values
  • Ethical Sensitivity and Interviewing
  • When to Use Research Interviews?
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 8: Observation and Shadowing: Two Methods to Research Values and Values Work in Organisations and Leadership
  • Introduction
  • Observation Methods in Organisation and Leadership Research
  • Managerial Work Behaviour
  • Observation and Shadowing
  • Participant Observation
  • Semi-structured Shadowing
  • Researching Values in Practices
  • Shadowing Supplemented by Interviews and Document Analysis
  • Observation and Shadowing
  • Contributions and Implications of Observational Methods
  • Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • 9: Thematic Analysis: Making Values Emerge from Texts
  • Introduction
  • Thematic Analysis: A Brief Overview
  • Assigning Codes to Data
  • From Codes to Themes
  • Organizing Themes
  • Thematic Analysis of Values
  • Coding Explicitly Expressed Values
  • Coding Implicit Values
  • Coding at the Latent Level
  • Generating Themes from Codes
  • Visual Representations
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 10: Identifying Values Through Discourse Analysis
  • Introduction
  • What Is Discourse Analysis?
  • Discourse Analysis and Other Analytical Techniques
  • Discourse Analysis and Values
  • Three Discourse Analysis Approaches
  • Structural-Semantic Discourse Analysis
  • Critical Discourse Analysis
  • Discursive Psychology
  • A Text Example
  • Discursive Analysis of the Example Text
  • Critical Remarks on the Method
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 11: A Narrative Approach to Exploring Values in Organisations
  • Introduction
  • What Is a Narrative?
  • When to Use a Narrative Approach
  • Narratives and Values
  • Exploring Values Through Narratives
  • Narrative Research
  • Analysing Narratives Through Three Case Studies
  • Conclusion
  • References.
  • 12: Researchers' Role Reflexivity When Studying Values Work
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical Perspectives
  • Scientific Paradigms and Researcher's Positioning
  • Definitions-Roles and Reflexivity
  • Values and Role Reflexivity
  • Methods and Role Reflexivity
  • Role Reflexivity in Values Research
  • Phase 1: Claiming and Establishing Roles-Research Interest and Self-presentation
  • Phase 2: Performing and Negotiating Roles-Attribution and Preference
  • Phase 3: Role Reflexivity and Interpreting
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 13: Participant Validation: A Strategy to Strengthen the Trustworthiness of Your Study and Address Ethical Concerns
  • Introduction
  • Former Studies on Participant Validation
  • Participant Validation in a Study of Cultural Diversity and Inclusion
  • Validation of Shadowing Reports
  • Validation of Observation in Interviews
  • Validation of Preliminary Analysis in Focus Groups
  • Participant Validation-Ethical Concerns and Values Work
  • Addressing and Generating Ethical Concerns
  • Generating New Data
  • Participant Validation as a Site and Opportunity for Values Work
  • Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • Part III: Researching Values Through Practical Cases
  • 14: The 'Telos' as a Lens That Illuminates Values in Practice
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical Framing
  • Institutional Logics: A Brief Overview
  • Values and Institutional Logics
  • The 'Telos' as a Category
  • Capturing Institutional Logics in Action
  • Using the 'Pattern Matching Technique'
  • Constructing the Typology of Logics
  • Researching Values in Practice
  • Identifying Institutional Logics
  • Identifying the 'Telos'
  • Using the 'Telos' to Identify and Research Values in Practice
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 15: Applying a Qualitative Case Study Approach to Study Values in Public-Private Partnerships
  • Introduction: What Is Case Study Research?.
  • Public Values and New Public Management
  • Applying the Multiple Case Study Approach
  • The Importance of Context
  • Operationalisation of the Central Research Concept
  • Considering Context and Case Characteristics
  • Data Collection and Respondent Selection
  • Data Analysis
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 16: Values-Based Participatory Action Research in Development Ethics
  • Introduction
  • Participatory Action Research
  • Development
  • An Ethics of Regards
  • Translating Values-Based Participatory Action Research into Research Design
  • Discussion: Pros and Cons of Values-Based Participatory Action Research
  • Going Beyond Participation to Recognition
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Index.

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