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Qualitative Research in Organization Studies

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Qualitative Methodologies in Organization Studies

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This chapter provides an introduction to the qualitative methods and their use in the organization studies. It also provides an overview of the book and particular chapters within it.

Dariusz Jemielniak’s work on the publication was possible thanks to a research grant from the Polish National Science Center (no. UMO-2012/05/E/HS4/01498).

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Jemielniak, D., Ciesielska, M. (2018). Qualitative Research in Organization Studies. In: Ciesielska, M., Jemielniak, D. (eds) Qualitative Methodologies in Organization Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65217-7_1

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