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The practical implications of the author’s conclusions are that research into leadership can be challenging because of the emphasis on quantitative studies in the field and the sense that any new studies must innovative and unique, even though it can be quite challenging to obtain permission for studies like this (Bryman, 2011). One of the important take-aways from the author’s notes is that qualitative research should not be so despised by researchers because it can provide insightful understanding on the topic of leadership and thus an over-reliance on questionnaires and surveys could be limiting the field in terms of discovering new knowledge that could improve practices in the field of leadership.
An example that might clarify or support the author’s claim is not really given. Instead, the author focuses on supporting arguments with references to other authors and quoting those authors in full. This is why Abendstern et al. (2019) are quoted along with Munthe-Kass et al. (2019). These might have seen like scholarly examples used to support the author’s claim, but perhaps real world examples might have served the purpose better. For instance, instead of relying on other scholarly references to make a point, a simple example of what is meant could have served to bring home the essence of the conclusion. An example could have been something like: Researcher A wants to conduct a study...
References
Abendstern, M., Davies, K., Chester, H., Clarkson, P., Hughes, J., Sutcliffe, C., Poland, F., & Challis, D. (2019). Applying a new concept of embedding qualitative research: an example from a quantitative study of carers of people in later stage dementia. BMC Geriatrics, 19(1), 227. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1240-x
Bryman, A. (2011). The SAGE handbook of leadership. London: Sage.
Munthe-Kaas, H. M., Glenton, C., Booth, A., Noyes, J., & Lewin, S. (2019). Systematic mapping of existing tools to appraise methodological strengths and limitations of qualitative research: first stage in the development of the CAMELOT tool. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19(1), 113. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-019-0728-6
Bryman, A. (2011). The SAGE handbook of leadership. London: Sage.
Johannesson, I. A. (2010). The Politics of Historical Discourse Analysis: A Qualitative Research Method? Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 31(2), 251–264. https://doi.org/10.1080/01596301003679768
Sharpe, D., & Poets, S. (2020). Meta-analysis as a response to the replication crisis. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne. https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000215
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