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Part of SAGE’s Mastering Business Research Methods, conceived and edited by Bill Lee, Mark N. K. Saunders and Vadake K. Narayanan and designed to support researchers by providing in-depth and practical guidance on using a chosen method of data collection or analysis. In Template Analysis for Business and Management Students Nigel King and Joanna Brookes guide you through the origins of template analysis and its place in qualitative research, its basic components, and the main strengths and limitations of this method. Practical case studies and examples from published research then guide you through how to use it in your own research project. Ideal for Business and Management students reading for a Master’s degree, each book in the series may also serve as a reference book for doctoral students and faculty members interested in the method. Watch the editors introduce the Mastering Business Research Methods series and tell you more about the first three books.
Philosophical Issues When Using Template Analysis
Philosophical Issues When Using Template Analysis
Introduction
In Chapter 1, we introduced you to Template Analysis as a generic style of thematic analysis widely used in qualitative business and management research. As we pointed out, Template Analysis is not wedded to any one methodological approach or underlying philosophy. However, while Template Analysis does not insist on any particular specific philosophical or theoretical commitments on the part of the researcher, this does not render these commitments unimportant or inconsequential. It means, rather, that the onus is on you as a researcher to reflect on and elucidate your own particular philosophical position. In this chapter, we will introduce you to some of the main aspects of the philosophy of research of which you need to be aware, ...
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