Generalizing from Workplace Ethnographies

From Induction to Theory

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2365259
AutoresPaul Edwards (0000-0003-4220-7408, Industrial Relations Research Unit, University of Warwick, UK), Jacques Bélanger (Université Laval)
Año2008
Volumen37
Número3
Páginas291-313
Fecha de publicación2008-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Contemporary Ethnography (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0891-2416 • E-ISSN: 1552-5414
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0891241607309654
OpenAlexW2114373468
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas24

Two modes of generalizing from the large set of workplace ethnographies now in existence are compared. These are the results of the Workplace Ethnography (WE) data set and holistic modeling (HM) based on a more theoretically driven project. In the treatment of specific cases, there is impressive complementarity between the two. But the WE data fail to capture some key features of leading studies, because they do not treat cases holistically. They might also be developed by including studies not included to date. A more explicit theoretical approach offers some firmer grounds for generalizing, and new directions for comparative ethnographies arise

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