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Constructing research questions : doing interesting research / Mats Alvesson, Jorgen Sandberg.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : SAGE, 2013Description: viii, 141 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 144625593X
  • 9781446255933
  • 1446255921
  • 9781446255926
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.723 23
Contents:
1. Research questions: a core ingredient in developing interesting theories -- 2. The context of constructing and formulating research questions -- 3. Gap-spotting: the prevalent way of constructing research questions in social science -- 4. A critical evaluation of gap-spotting research: does it lead to interesting theories? -- 5. Problematization as a methodology for generating research questions -- 6. Applying the problematization methodology in practice -- 7. Why does gap-spotting dominate when it reduces the chance to create interesting theories? -- 8. Constructing interesting research questions: problematization and beyond.
Summary: "In this text, Alvesson and Sandberg develop a problematization methodology for identifying and challenging assumptions underlying existing theories and for generating research questions that can lead to more interesting and influential theories, using examples from across the social sciences." Publisher.
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Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 300.723 ALV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A447334B
Book South Campus South Campus Main Collection 300.723 ALV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A447338B

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Research questions: a core ingredient in developing interesting theories -- 2. The context of constructing and formulating research questions -- 3. Gap-spotting: the prevalent way of constructing research questions in social science -- 4. A critical evaluation of gap-spotting research: does it lead to interesting theories? -- 5. Problematization as a methodology for generating research questions -- 6. Applying the problematization methodology in practice -- 7. Why does gap-spotting dominate when it reduces the chance to create interesting theories? -- 8. Constructing interesting research questions: problematization and beyond.

"In this text, Alvesson and Sandberg develop a problematization methodology for identifying and challenging assumptions underlying existing theories and for generating research questions that can lead to more interesting and influential theories, using examples from across the social sciences." Publisher.

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