Journal ArticleDOI
Does sample size matter in qualitative research?: A review of qualitative interviews in IS research
TLDR
Little or no rigor for justifying sample size was shown for virtually all of the IS studies in this dataset, implying the subjective nature of sample size in qualitative IS studies.Abstract:
This study examines 83 IS qualitative studies in leading IS journals for the following purposes: (a) identifying the extent to which IS qualitative studies employ best practices of justifying sample size; (b) identifying optimal ranges of interviews for various types of qualitative research; and (c) identifying the extent to which cultural factors (such as journal of publication, number of authors, world region) impact sample size of interviews. Little or no rigor for justifying sample size was shown for virtually all of the IS studies in this dataset. Furthermore, the number of interviews conducted for qualitative studies is correlated with cultural factors, implying the subjective nature of sample size in qualitative IS studies. Recommendations are provided for minimally acceptable practices of justifying sample size of interviews in qualitative IS studies.read more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Energy conservation in large-sized hotels: Insights from a developing country
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the hotel sector in Iran, one of the most energy inefficient hotel sectors around the world, to explore its pathway towards environmental sustainability and find that the dominance of domestic ownership and control and the prevalence of international economic sanctions are the distinctive features of the Iranian hotel sector.
Hiring Individuals with Ambulatory Disabilities: An Employer's Perspective
TL;DR: Findings showed employers are willing to hire individuals with AD if they are able to perform the job duties, and Providing a knowledge base for those in the hiring position andThose in the candidacy position serves to inform those about what candidates with AD can contribute as an employee and what employers are looking for in an employee.
Strategies for Mitigating Low-Cost Airlines' Passenger Complaints
TL;DR: In this paper, a case study was conducted to explore strategies for mitigating low-cost airlines' passenger complaints and the results showed that these strategies may support the creation of additional jobs for airlines as well as other industries providing services to an expanded workforce necessary to accommodate more passengers.
Journal ArticleDOI
The ecosystem services approach in corporate sustainability : results from industrial plantation forestry in China
TL;DR: This dissertation is among the first to address the current research void on the interactions between industries and ecosystem services and is analysed in the context of extensive plantation forestry in the emerging economy of China.
Effective Strategies to Sustain Small Businesses in Rural Areas
TL;DR: Dobson et al. as mentioned in this paper explored effective strategies that rural small business managers have used to sustain a business in their area, including customer satisfaction, advertising, and location, in order to remain sustainable beyond 5 years.
References
More filters
Book
Case Study Research: Design and Methods
TL;DR: In this article, buku ini mencakup lebih dari 50 studi kasus, memberikan perhatian untuk analisis kuantitatif, membahas lebah lengkap penggunaan desain metode campuran penelitian, and termasuk wawasan metodologi baru.
Journal ArticleDOI
Building theories from case study research
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the process of inducting theory using case studies from specifying the research questions to reaching closure, which is a process similar to hypothesis-testing research.
Journal ArticleDOI
Handbook of Qualitative Research
TL;DR: The discipline and practice of qualitative research have been extensively studied in the literature as discussed by the authors, including the work of Denzin and Denzin, and their history in sociology and anthropology, as well as the role of women in qualitative research.
Journal ArticleDOI
Building theories from case study research.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors define a leadership event as a perceived segment of action whose meaning is created by the interactions of actors involved in producing it, and present a set of innovative methods for capturing and analyzing these contextually driven processes.
Book
The Discovery of Grounded Theory
TL;DR: In this paper, the discovery of grounded theory is discussed and grounded theory can be found in the form of a grounded theory discovery problem, where the root cause of the problem is identified.