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Qualitative research & evaluation methods
01 Jan 2002-Iss: 1
TL;DR: In this paper, conceptual issues and themes on qualitative research and evaluaton methods including: qualitative data, triangulated inquiry, qualitative inquiry, constructivism, constructionism, complexity (chaos) theory, qualitative designs and data collection, fieldwork strategies, interviewing, tape-recording, ethical issues, analysis, interpretation and reporting, observations vs. perceived impacts and utilisation-focused evaluation reporting.
Abstract: This book explains clearly conceptual issues and themes on qualitative research and evaluaton methods including: qualitative data, triangulated inquiry, qualitative inquiry, constructivism, constructionism, Complexity (chaos) theory, qualitative designs and data collection, fieldwork strategies, interviewing, tape-recording, ethical issues, analysis, interpretation and reporting, observations vs. perceived impacts and utilisation-focused evaluation reporting.
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TL;DR: Five core themes that need to be taken into account when integrating nurse practitioners into primary care teams were identified and an integrative model of nurse practitioner integration support centered around these themes were discussed.
Abstract: Background: Integrating Nurse Practitioners into primary care teams is a process that involves significant challenges. To be successful, nurse practitioner integration into primary care teams requires, among other things, a redefinition of professional boundaries, in particular those of medicine and nursing, a coherent model of inter- and intra- professional collaboration, and team-based work processes that make the best use of the subsidiarity principle. There have been numerous studies on nurse practitioner integration, and the literature provides a comprehensive list of barriers to, and facilitators of, integration. However, this literature is much less prolific in discussing the operational level implications of those barriers and facilitators and in offering practical recommendations. Methods: In the context of a large-scale research project on the introduction of nurse practitioners in Quebec (Canada) we relied on a logic-analysis approach based, on the one hand on a realist review of the literature and, on the other hand, on qualitative case-studies in 6 primary healthcare teams in rural and urban area of Quebec. Results: Five core themes that need to be taken into account when integrating nurse practitioners into primary care teams were identified. Those themes are: planning, role definition, practice model, collaboration, and team support. The present paper has two objectives: to present the methods used to develop the themes, and to discuss an integrative model of nurse practitioner integration support centered around these themes. Conclusion: It concludes with a discussion of how this framework contributes to existing knowledge and some ideas for future avenues of study.
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...Second, to improve the external validity of the findings [37-39] we deliberately sought maximum variation in terms of environment (rural, suburban, urban), organizational setting (privately owned clinics, community-based publicly owned clinics, and hospital-based primary care teams), and stage of NP integration....
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the influence of the manufacturer-service supplier relationship on the performance of the service supplier toward the manufacturer's customers and uncover four "core" configurations of relationship dimensions and two exogenous factors.
Abstract: The increasing popularity of service-based strategies among manufacturers, such as solution provision, makes service triads commonplace within business. While there is some consensus that “relational” (i.e., close or collaborative) relationships are beneficial for the performance of individual actors and the triad as a whole, there is little known about what exactly affects the service performance of an actor in these triads. In this study, we investigate the influence of the manufacturer–service supplier relationship on the performance of the service supplier toward the manufacturer's customers. As this phenomenon is causally complex and context dependent, we assume that there will be alternative configurations of relationship characteristics and contingent factors that lead to high service performance. To uncover potential configurations, we deployed fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, on data collected from 38 triads within the network of a large Anglo-German commercial vehicle manufacturer. Our research shows that—in this context—superior service performance cannot be generalized to one relationship configuration and is also contingent upon exogenous factors—that is, contract support and service site size. We uncovered four “core” configurations of relationship dimensions and two exogenous factors. Three of the configurations exhibited relational properties, while the fourth configuration had transactional properties. This is counter to extant research findings. We extend the perspective that within triads, service performance is not an outcome of a single “close,” or “collaborative” relationship and is a combination of multiple configurations consisting of varying relationship dimensions and exogenous factors.
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...Following the theoretical sampling logic and recommendations of Eisenhardt (1989), Meredith (1998), and Patton (2002), we developed two key criteria for the selection of the empirical setting: 1....
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TL;DR: This qualitative study explores the major issues faced by government, business and society at large, toward the realization of a fully fledged emergency system for personal mobile devices, providing a series of recommendations toward the successful deployment of mobile government applications.
Abstract: Mobile alerts, notifications and location-based emergency warning systems are now an established part of mobile government strategies in an increasing number of countries worldwide. In Australia the national emergency warning system (NEWS) was instituted after the tragic Black Saturday Victorian Bushfires of February 2009. NEWS has enabled the provision of public information from the government to the citizen during emergencies anywhere and any time. Moving on from traditional short message service (SMS) notifications and cell broadcasting to more advanced location-based services, this paper explores the major issues faced by government, business and society at large, toward the realization of a fully fledged emergency system for personal mobile devices. This qualitative study contains two phases: phase 1 gathered issues from the general public via an open-ended survey question, and phase 2 gathered issues from key informant interviews. The data was analyzed using qualitative content analysis techniques. The results are presented in a narrative form granting detailed insight into the main challenges faced in the deployment of a mobile government application. The complex interplay between government agencies, telecommunications carriers and the Australian public is presented, ultimately leading down a path of regulation. By using a qualitative approach it is hoped that the intimate lessons learnt in the Australian landscape can be applied to other nations considering mobile government applications. The outcome of the paper is predominantly practical providing a series of recommendations toward the successful deployment of mobile government applications.
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...Patton [9] defines qualitative analysis as the challenging process of transforming data into findings, but more importantly, for it to make sense....
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...identifying significant patterns and constructing a framework for communicating the essence of what the data reveal” [9]....
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...Patton [9] described the transformation process as “reducing the volume of raw information, sifting trivia from significance,...
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TL;DR: The article shows the applicability of prescriptive approaches and methods to detect, understand and alleviate the challenges of PSS design and provision.
Abstract: Due to customer pressure and growing competition, industrial companies are increasingly moving towards providing integrated offerings of products and services (PSS) Despite this trend, literature providing a deep understanding of the challenges associated with this transition is limited, while publications discussing approaches that focus on overcoming these challenges are particularly lacking This article is based on a multi-case study of two Swedish industrial companies undergoing the transition to designing and providing PSS It reports on the challenges identified at the case companies as well as opportunities arising from and solutions to these challenges Subsequent to initial research on the challenges, prescriptive approaches such as a life cycle costing method and a PSS design method were applied in the case companies over an extended time frame On the one hand, these prescriptive approaches provided both a deeper understanding of the challenges, which include a persistent product centred mind
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