Advancing Qualitative Meta-Studies (QMS): Current Practices and Reflective Guidelines for Synthesizing Qualitative Research
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T1 - Advancing Qualitative Meta-Studies (QMS)
T2 - Current Practices and Reflective Guidelines for Synthesizing Qualitative Research
AU - Habersang, Stefanie
AU - Reihlen, Markus
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/4/17
Y1 - 2024/4/17
N2 - Qualitative meta-studies (QMS) have emerged as a promising methodology for synthesizing qualitative research within organization and management studies. However, despite considerable progress, increasingly fragmented applications of QMS impede the advancement of the methodology. To address this issue, we review and analyze the expanding body of QMS in organization and management studies. We propose a framework that encompasses the core decisions and methodological choices in the formal QMS protocol as well as the reflective—yet often implicit—meta-practices essential for deriving meaningful results from QMS. Based on our analysis, we develop two guidelines to help researchers reflectively align formal methodological choices with the intended purpose of the QMS, which can be either confirmatory or exploratory.
AB - Qualitative meta-studies (QMS) have emerged as a promising methodology for synthesizing qualitative research within organization and management studies. However, despite considerable progress, increasingly fragmented applications of QMS impede the advancement of the methodology. To address this issue, we review and analyze the expanding body of QMS in organization and management studies. We propose a framework that encompasses the core decisions and methodological choices in the formal QMS protocol as well as the reflective—yet often implicit—meta-practices essential for deriving meaningful results from QMS. Based on our analysis, we develop two guidelines to help researchers reflectively align formal methodological choices with the intended purpose of the QMS, which can be either confirmatory or exploratory.
KW - qualitative meta-study
KW - reflection
KW - synthesis
KW - theory building
KW - theory refinement
KW - Management studies
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U2 - 10.1177/10944281241240180
DO - 10.1177/10944281241240180
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:85190765817
JO - Organizational Research Methods
JF - Organizational Research Methods
SN - 1094-4281
ER -