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Sverre Spoelstra

Senior lecturer

Sverre Spoelstra, portrait image.

What is the point of method sections?

Author

  • Nick Butler
  • Sverre Spoelstra

Summary, in English

There are plenty of books and articles on research methods, but few discuss the nature and purpose of method sections in academic journals. Based on interviews with critical and interpretivist researchers, this short paper examines the nature and purpose of method sections in management and organization studies. We show how researchers make sense of, and struggle with, positivist expectations about the form and content of method sections. Ultimately, we call for greater openness about what method sections might look like and ask whether all academic articles need method sections.

Department/s

  • Organizational Studies

Publishing year

2023

Language

English

Pages

1266-1272

Publication/Series

Organization

Volume

30

Issue

6

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Topic

  • Business Administration

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1350-5084