Purpose Traditional approaches in qualitative research have adopted one research
paradigm linked to an established typology. This paper addresses the unconventional …

There is a lack of research explicitly demonstrating the potential of applying critical realism
in qualitative empirical Management and Organization Studies (MOS). If scholars are to …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the critical realism (CR) philosophical
viewpoint and how it can be applied in qualitative research. CR is a relatively new and …

The development of Critical Realism (CR), as a philosophy of science, is generally attributed
to a series of books by Roy Bhaskar. It has proven to be influential, not least because it has …

This chapter explores organizational case-study research as a means to discover and
explain the novel institutional mechanisms they contain. It addresses three problems that CR …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer a reconceptualization of the critical incident
technique (CIT) and affirm its utility in management and organization studies …

Management science was historically dominated by an empiricist philosophy that saw
quantitative modelling and statistical analysis as the only legitimate research method. More …

Critical realism has emerged as an alternative to positivist and interpretive research during
the past decade. Yet, the number of empirical studies based on this perspective has so far …

This introductory chapter offers an introduction to critical realism to those who are new to the
topic. It explains its key concepts in a straightforward manner and details how these …

Critical realism has become increasingly important in the way organization and
management is studied. This innovative book argues for an alternative to the prevailing …