Abstract
The research methodology chapter covers essential aspects regarding the study design, measuring instrument, quality criteria sample design and the study conduct. The explorative character of the study is reflected by its approach to focus on qualitative data. Hence, this chapter covers the procedure of the used qualitative content analysis method in detail. In order to create a high degree of transparency, the data collection and evaluation process is described in depth.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Barbour RS (2014) Quality of data analysis. In: Flick U (ed) The Sage handbook of qualitative data analysis. Sage, London, pp 496–509
Bortz J, Döring N (2006) Forschungsmethoden und Evaluation für Human- und Sozialwissenschaftler. Springer, Heidelberg
Lamnek S (2010) Qualitative Sozialforschung. Beltz, Weinheim
Mackey J, Sisodia R (2014) Conscious capitalism: liberating the heroic spirit of business. Harvard Business School Publishing, Massachusetts
Mayring P (2010) Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse. In: Flick U, von Kardorff E, Steinke I (eds) Qualitative Forschung. Rowohlt, Reinbek, pp 468–475
Rubin HJ, Rubin IS (2005) Qualitative interviewing: the heart of hearing data. Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA
Saunders M, Lewis P, Thornhill A (2012) Research methods for business students. Pearson, Harlow
Schreier M (2014) Qualitative content analysis. In: Flick U (ed) The Sage handbook of qualitative data analysis. Sage, London, pp 170–183
Steinke I (2008) Gütekriterien qualitativer Forschung. In: Flick U, von Kardorff E, Steinke I (eds) Qualitative Forschung. Ein Handbuch. Rowohlt, Reinbek, pp 319–331
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2018 Springer International Publishing AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Stahlhofer, N.J., Schmidkonz, C., Kraft, P. (2018). Research Framework for the German Case Studies. In: Conscious Business in Germany. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69739-0_3
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69739-0_3
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-69738-3
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-69739-0
eBook Packages: Business and ManagementBusiness and Management (R0)