Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: Volume 18 Issue 2

Appearance-based discrimination against young women in the workplace

Anna-Maija Lämsä, Merle Ojasoo, Marjut Jyrkinen, Raminta Pučėtaitė

Appearance-based discrimination in workplaces based on an employee's physical appearance is a legal and ethical problem. This study provide important research findings concerning…

Actor-network theory: methodological issues in practice

Bernardo Bignetti, Ana Clara Aparecida Alves de Souza, Maira Petrini

This study demonstrates a practical use of Actor-Network Theory (ANT), showing methodological, predictive and unforeseen issues that emerged during the data collection and…

Using ANTi-microhistory to theorize a typology of organizational crisis

Carley Horner, Joseph Holland, Milorad Novicevic

The purpose of this article is to present qualitative research of the past organizational crisis at Mississippi Chemical Corporation that the authors use to theorize a typology of…

Who knows it better? Reassessing human qualitative analysis with text mining

Carla Bonato Marcolin, Eduardo Henrique Diniz, João Luiz Becker, Henrique Pontes Gonçalves de Oliveira

In a context where human–machine interaction is growing, understanding the limits between automated and human-based methods may leverage qualitative research. This paper aims to…