Julia Gluesing

Qualitative research methods in international organizational change research

Purpose – The central purpose of the research presented in this paper is to synthesize the current state of the field in qualitative methods in international organizational change research and to provide a call to researchers to use this type of methodology more frequently. The intent is to provide readers with an overview of how and when qualitative research methods should be used for investigating important theoretical and empirical questions in management research.Design/methodology/approach – The authors developed several working hypotheses based on their own experiences in using an extensive array of qualitative methods in organizational change research. They coupled this with an extensive literature search to understand how these methodologies have been used to date. The findings from the literature search were analysed to uncover where there are gaps in the work and how organizational change and other management scholars can effectively use qualitative methods to advance their understanding of inte...

From Interviews to Social Network Analysis: An Approach for Revealing Social Networks Embedded in Narrative Data

This article describes the process of discovery used to convert interview data into a format readable into MultiNet for social network analysis. Based on the 2005 doctoral dissertation research of Willie McKether, the authors describe the steps used to collect and store interview data in Microsoft Word, the preparation process for exporting the interviews to ATLAS.ti for coding, the coding process, and the conversion path that allowed them to export the coded qualitative data from ATLAS.ti to SPSS and ultimately to MultiNet for social network analysis. This study is significant because it describes a replicable conversion technique that can be used by experienced scholars and those unfamiliar with the range of network analysis programs and conversion possibilities.

Global e-mentoring: overcoming virtual distance for an effective partnership

The benefits of being mentored to ones career development and advancement have been recognized both anecdotally and through academic research. A new model of mentoring enabled by technology that works not only across organizational but geographical and cultural boundaries has emerged to meet the needs of todays complex, fast changing, global workplace. Although e-mentoring has several advantages over traditional mentoring, the absence of regular face to face interactions requires different strategies to develop an effective partnership. Additional complexities arise when this virtual mentoring is global. This paper uses both participant observation and pilot data to develop a conceptual framework that examines intercultural collaboration issues and enablers in global e-mentoring partnerships. The framework is derived from Sobel Lojeskis [28] virtual distance model augmented with a new construct, cultural intelligence that more thoroughly explores the intercultural aspect of the partnerships. The authors also describe a more comprehensive, planned mixed-methods research study to validate the proposed e-mentoring conceptual model. This work makes an important contribution to the literature beyond the application to e-mentoring since one-on-one virtual collaboration is also an essential component for effective global leadership.

Environmental Governance in Multi-stakeholder Contexts: An Integrated Methods Set for Examining Decision-Making

Environmental governance is of growing concern in a world that is more interconnected and interdependent than ever and threatened by climate change and the depletion or contamination of natural resources that are often shared by multiple stakeholders. Governance at the local, national, and international level requires representatives of diverse stakeholder groups with often competing ideologies and interests to make decisions collaboratively (Buck et al. 2001; Folke et al. 2005; Wondolleck and Yaffee 2000). This collaborative decision-making often takes place in formalized groups who are given the responsibility for developing governmental regulations that determine how natural resources will be used and protected.

Facing the InevitableBeing Prepared for Regulatory Requirements for Laboratory Developed Tests

Objectives We introduce regulatory terms, definitions, and the Quality System Regulation as proposed by the US Food and Drug Administration in the 2014 draft guidance entitled Framework for Regulatory Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests and explore medical device requirements applicable to a laboratory environment to design, develop, and validate laboratory developed tests (LDTs). Methods We performed nine interviews with laboratory professionals to explore concerns and challenges regarding the draft, translated the results into operational factors, and surveyed professionals to test the factors that would comprise a regulatory quality management system framework. Results Nine interviewees and 35 survey respondents shared concerns of risk classification, process validation, patient safety, and general ambiguity regarding the proposed requirements for development of LDTs. Conclusions Respondents agree that a regulatory quality management system is needed in laboratories that develop LDTs, but the translation and method for design control to a clinical laboratory do not exist. As a result, laboratories are taking the wait-and-see approach.