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¶ … Organizational Psychology
Qualitative research is conducted according to several different philosophical orientations, one of which is phenomenology. The science of phenomenology studies the consciousness of individuals according to a first-person point-of-view. Experience is structured by meaning and intentionality toward something or some object, and phenology is the effort to describe the meanings of the lived experiences of individuals. That is to say that, the first person accounts of individuals constitute meaningful, authentic qualitative data. Ethnography is a form of qualitative research in which the investigator becomes immersed in the context in which the inquiry is taking place (Rouleau, et al., 2014).
An ethnographic researcher essentially indwells in order to obtain thick, rich data about individuals in a population and about the environment in which they live their lives (Rouleau, et al., 2014). The field of ethnology requires the researcher to be at once acutely tuned-in to the individuals in the population being studied, and at the same time be conscious of the perceptions and meanings that they bring to the research (Rouleau, et al., 2014). The process of...
The qualitative researcher's contact with the study participants is continuous. Qualitative researchers are firmly located in all aspects of their research process; indeed, they are essential to the qualitative research process.
Ethnographers record data from observations they make of the study participants and the behaviors and quotidian activities that occur. This data is reviewed for patterns that emerge based on the researcher's thinking about the data, and on member checks the researcher conducts where the study participants are asked to confirm or clarify the researcher's conclusions about the observations. As the researcher reviews the data collected, memos or notes are made regarding the data, and the researcher continues sifting through the data until themes emerge. The utility of ethnographic research is evident in multinational studies in which the work is conducted in very diverse contexts and the perceptions of the study participants are anticipated to be quite different (Saka-Helmhout, 2007).
In addition to the primary…
References
Rouleau, L., de Rond, M., Musca, G. (2014). From the ethnographic turn to new forms of organizational ethnography. Journal of Organizational Ethnography, 3(1), 2-9. Retrieved http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=2046-6749&volume=3&issue=1&articleid=17109239&show=abstract doi: 10.1108/JOE-02-2014-006
Saka-Helmhout, A. (2007). Unravelling learning within multinational corporations. British Journal of Management, 18(3), 294-310. (EBSCOhost Accession Number: AN26260657).
A more definitive explanation is; "... A proposed explanation for a phenomenon." (Scientific Reference) a hypothesis should be able to be tested and functions as a directive for further research. In my research study for example, the hypothesis that was explored was that certain circumstances in different historical periods affect the development of the areas of expertise and their application to project activities. These circumstances include social and cultural movements;
Spotlighting Samplings 4 Qualitative Research Research Choices 6 the Phenomenology Method The Ethnography Method DEPTH Four Qualitative Approach Comparison Strengths and Critiques of Case Studies "A research design indicates the full research process from conceptualization of the research problem, generation of data, analysis and interpretation of findings, and dissemination of results" (Magilvy & Thomas, 2009, What and Why… Section, ¶ 4). The Question of Interest What type of research design should the researcher use? To answer the study's critical research
Some Chinese researchers assert that Chinese flutes may have evolved from of Indian provenance. In fact, the kind of side-blown, or transverse, flutes musicians play in Southeast Asia have also been discovered in Africa, India, Saudi Arabia, and Central Asia, as well as throughout the Europe of the Roman Empire. This suggests that rather than originating in China or even in India, the transverse flute might have been adopted through the