Catherine Cassell
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 254013 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Catherine Cassell |
| PRENOMES | Catherine |
| SOBRENOME | Cassell |
| ASSINATURA | CASSELL C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Manchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9415-446X |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 29 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 241 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 28 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1988 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
Work-family habits? Exploring the persistence of traditional work-family decision making in dual-earner couples
Decisions made within the family have long been recognised as a central obstacle to achieving gender equality, not only in the home, but also in the workplace due to the interdependent relationship between work and family domains. Here we focus particularly on how couple-level work-family decision-making processes influence (non)egalitarian work-family decisions. We draw on a qualitative diary study with 60 participants, comprising 30 heterosexua…
Intersectional identities and career progression in retail
Contributing to scholarship on diversity and inclusion (D&I) and careers within UK retailing, this paper documents the lived experiences of minority‐ethnic women working in retail. Given the extensive research on both the career obstacles faced by women in a highly feminized sector and the disadvantages experienced by minority‐ethnic workers in the UK labor market more broadly, consideration of social identity categories beyond gender and their i…
The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Business and Management Research Methods
The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Business and Management Research Methods provides a state-of - the art overview of qualitative research methods in the business and management field. Bringing together a team of leading international researchers, the chapters offer a comprehensive overview of the history and traditions that underpin qualitative research in the field. The chapters in this volume have been arranged into four thematic parts: Part One…
Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management
The Subjectivity of Fairness
We use organizational justice theory to examine how perceptions of fairness affect the decision‐making process of line managers. In‐depth interviews were conducted with 35 Irish managers to explore how managers make organizational allocation decisions in cases where it is impractical to offer work–life balance accommodations to all employees. The findings suggest that firstly, managers construct the ‘life’ aspect of work–life balance within a het…
Metaphors and sensemaking
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to consider how taxi drivers understand the customer service relationship as "dirty work" by examining the strategies they use to manage the taint associated with their work. Design/methodology/approach - An innovative qualitative approach is taken that focuses upon the analysis of metaphors elicited in interviews with 24 taxi drivers. Findings - Four different metaphorical understandings of the customer ser…
Resolving couples’ work–family conflicts
The goal of this study is to develop a theoretical framework in order to illuminate the cues involved in real life work–family conflict resolution within dual-earner couples. We draw on episodic and longitudinal data from qualitative diaries kept for a one-month period by both members of 24 dual-earner couples (48 participants) with child dependants, as well as from introductory and subsequent in-depth qualitative interviews with the couples, bot…
Qualitative Organizational Research
Challenges and Controversies in Management Research
Learning to count
Purpose The purposes of this paper are to explain how the need arose for trade unions to develop accounting systems to monitor learning outcomes and to illuminate how trade unions rose to that challenge. Design/methodology/approach A semi‐structured interview study of the full‐time educational officers of a number of the UK trade unions produced transcripts that were analysed using template analysis and were supplemented by collection of document…
Preserving masculinity in service work
This article explores bus drivers' underreporting of passengers' anti-social behaviour within the UK bus industry. Anti-social behaviour is a widespread phenomenon affecting a large proportion of the working population across many sectors and occupations. Although internal reporting systems can provide organizations with necessary information to tackle this problem, where employees regularly fail to report anti-social behaviour and where such und…
Trade unions learning representatives
The statutory rights given to trade union learning representatives (ULRs) to facilitate and organize learning in the workplace has led to the creation of a new specialized union lay official role. This article investigates how the ULR initiative is facilitating the development of learning partnerships in the workplace. Empirical data is provided from a qualitative study that draws on interviews with full-time trade union officials from a range of…
“That's not how I see it”
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a piece of empirical work that examines gender differences in how academics make sense of performance within university business schools in the UK. Design/methodology/approach The research reported draws on data collected using a life history and repertory grid methodology with male and female interviewees from two university business schools. Findings The findings are discussed in relation to how a…
Defining qualitative management research
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of research which explores how the concept qualitative management research is variably constructed and defined by those who have a direct interest in, and influence upon, important aspects of qualitative management research. Design/methodology/approach Information was gathered through the use of semi‐structured interviews conducted with 44 individuals who were drawn from four observer‐id…
Research report
Taking qualitative methods in organization and management research seriously
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce the new journal and outline the rationale and aims and objectives of Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal ( QROM ). Design/methodology/approach The paper considers why there is a necessity for a journal like QROM , outlines the scope of the new journal, and introduces the articles in the first issue. An invitation for further contributions to the journal i…
The researcher interview
Purpose The aim of this paper is to highlight some of the issues that emerge in the researcher interview process. It is argued that researcher interviewing is becoming an increasingly used practice yet the researcher interview is under‐critiqued in the literature. Design/methodology/approach The authors provide an “insider” account of their own experiences of researcher interviewing. Additionally they seek to locate these experiences within two c…
Action research
For nearly 70 years scholars have been discussing the characteristics of action research and it is apparent that there is an increasingly wide range of forms that action research takes in practice. Here we argue that such diversity is not haphazard and that we must be cautious about developing all-embracing standards to differentiate the ‘good’ from the ‘bad’. Rather this diversity is inspired by different philosophical stances, which usually rem…
Creating the interviewer
This article examines identity dynamics in the qualitative research interview within the context of management research. It is argued that the identity of the interviewer is actively constructed through the interview process, and that the interview itself is a place where identity work takes place. Using a range of examples from the author's own experience, the key factors that impact upon the mutual construction of identity, and the purposes of …
Promoting New Research Practices in Organizational Research
Using Data Matrices
Essential guide to qualitative methods in organizational research
Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research
Promoting New Research Practices in Organizational Research - Gillian Symon and Catherine Cassell Using Interviews in Qualitative Research - Nigel King Electronic Interviews in Organizational Research - Stephanie J Morgan and Gillian Symon Life Histories - Gill Musson Critical Incident Technique - Elizabeth Chell Repertory Grids - Catherine Cassell and Susan Walsh Cognitive Mapping in Organizational Research - Seonaidh McDonald, Kevin Daniels and…
The Position of Policewomen
This article is concerned with exploring issues surrounding the position of policewomen in UK police forces, with the aim of problematizing the notion that women are difficult to retain because they are unable to meet the demands of police work once they have children.The article examines how policing is socially constructed, and why policewomen 'consent' to dominant, yet potentially 'oppressive' constructions of police work. In the article, the …
The business case for equal opportunities
Recently there has been an increased interest in the business case for equal opportunities. It has been argued that employers are attracted to such a case as it focuses on the business benefits which accrue from equal opportunities strategies. Presents a cautiously critical analysis of the attractiveness of the business case and its implications for women managers. States that the emergence of the business case has significantly changed the disco…
Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research
Promoting New Research Practices in Organizational Research - Gillian Symon and Catherine Cassell Using Interviews in Qualitative Research - Nigel King Electronic Interviews in Organizational Research - Stephanie J Morgan and Gillian Symon Life Histories - Gill Musson Critical Incident Technique - Elizabeth Chell Repertory Grids - Catherine Cassell and Susan Walsh Cognitive Mapping in Organizational Research - Seonaidh McDonald, Kevin Daniels and…
Creating the interviewer
This article examines identity dynamics in the qualitative research interview within the context of management research. It is argued that the identity of the interviewer is actively constructed through the interview process, and that the interview itself is a place where identity work takes place. Using a range of examples from the author's own experience, the key factors that impact upon the mutual construction of identity, and the purposes of …
Action research
For nearly 70 years scholars have been discussing the characteristics of action research and it is apparent that there is an increasingly wide range of forms that action research takes in practice. Here we argue that such diversity is not haphazard and that we must be cautious about developing all-embracing standards to differentiate the ‘good’ from the ‘bad’. Rather this diversity is inspired by different philosophical stances, which usually rem…
The Position of Policewomen
This article is concerned with exploring issues surrounding the position of policewomen in UK police forces, with the aim of problematizing the notion that women are difficult to retain because they are unable to meet the demands of police work once they have children.The article examines how policing is socially constructed, and why policewomen 'consent' to dominant, yet potentially 'oppressive' constructions of police work. In the article, the …
Resolving couples’ work–family conflicts
The goal of this study is to develop a theoretical framework in order to illuminate the cues involved in real life work–family conflict resolution within dual-earner couples. We draw on episodic and longitudinal data from qualitative diaries kept for a one-month period by both members of 24 dual-earner couples (48 participants) with child dependants, as well as from introductory and subsequent in-depth qualitative interviews with the couples, bot…
The Subjectivity of Fairness
We use organizational justice theory to examine how perceptions of fairness affect the decision‐making process of line managers. In‐depth interviews were conducted with 35 Irish managers to explore how managers make organizational allocation decisions in cases where it is impractical to offer work–life balance accommodations to all employees. The findings suggest that firstly, managers construct the ‘life’ aspect of work–life balance within a het…
Trade unions learning representatives
The statutory rights given to trade union learning representatives (ULRs) to facilitate and organize learning in the workplace has led to the creation of a new specialized union lay official role. This article investigates how the ULR initiative is facilitating the development of learning partnerships in the workplace. Empirical data is provided from a qualitative study that draws on interviews with full-time trade union officials from a range of…
Preserving masculinity in service work
This article explores bus drivers' underreporting of passengers' anti-social behaviour within the UK bus industry. Anti-social behaviour is a widespread phenomenon affecting a large proportion of the working population across many sectors and occupations. Although internal reporting systems can provide organizations with necessary information to tackle this problem, where employees regularly fail to report anti-social behaviour and where such und…
Intersectional identities and career progression in retail
Contributing to scholarship on diversity and inclusion (D&I) and careers within UK retailing, this paper documents the lived experiences of minority‐ethnic women working in retail. Given the extensive research on both the career obstacles faced by women in a highly feminized sector and the disadvantages experienced by minority‐ethnic workers in the UK labor market more broadly, consideration of social identity categories beyond gender and their i…
II. Organizational Psychology
Learning to count
Purpose The purposes of this paper are to explain how the need arose for trade unions to develop accounting systems to monitor learning outcomes and to illuminate how trade unions rose to that challenge. Design/methodology/approach A semi‐structured interview study of the full‐time educational officers of a number of the UK trade unions produced transcripts that were analysed using template analysis and were supplemented by collection of document…
Women Managers, Gendered Cultural Processes and Organizational Change
This paper develops a critical approach towards the nature of research and knowledge about Women in Management (WIM). A variety of perspectives in the WIM area are reviewed from an inter‐disciplinary standpoint. Drawing on radical approaches to organization analysis, the paper aims to evaluate the insights provided into the position of women in management from the perspectives outlined. It is argued that feminist approaches which focus on the gen…
The development of computer applications by non‐employed people in community settings
As information technology becomes an increasingly central feature in society, computerized information and the skills to access and transform it become valued commodities. This paper reports on the evaluation of a project, using action research, which aims to provide non‐employed people with access to IT in local community centres, thus encouraging the development of computer applications which are relevant to their community. It thereby differs …
Women Managers, Gendered Cultural Processes and Organizational Change
This paper develops a critical approach towards the nature of research and knowledge about Women in Management (WIM). A variety of perspectives in the WIM area are reviewed from an inter‐disciplinary standpoint. Drawing on radical approaches to organization analysis, the paper aims to evaluate the insights provided into the position of women in management from the perspectives outlined. It is argued that feminist approaches which focus on the gen…
Women Managers, Gendered Cultural Processes and Organizational Change
This paper develops a critical approach towards the nature of research and knowledge about Women in Management (WIM). A variety of perspectives in the WIM area are reviewed from an inter‐disciplinary standpoint. Drawing on radical approaches to organization analysis, the paper aims to evaluate the insights provided into the position of women in management from the perspectives outlined. It is argued that feminist approaches which focus on the gen…
The business case for equal opportunities
Recently there has been an increased interest in the business case for equal opportunities. It has been argued that employers are attracted to such a case as it focuses on the business benefits which accrue from equal opportunities strategies. Presents a cautiously critical analysis of the attractiveness of the business case and its implications for women managers. States that the emergence of the business case has significantly changed the disco…
II. Organizational Psychology
Promoting New Research Practices in Organizational Research
Using Data Matrices
Essential guide to qualitative methods in organizational research
Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research
Promoting New Research Practices in Organizational Research - Gillian Symon and Catherine Cassell Using Interviews in Qualitative Research - Nigel King Electronic Interviews in Organizational Research - Stephanie J Morgan and Gillian Symon Life Histories - Gill Musson Critical Incident Technique - Elizabeth Chell Repertory Grids - Catherine Cassell and Susan Walsh Cognitive Mapping in Organizational Research - Seonaidh McDonald, Kevin Daniels and…
The Position of Policewomen
This article is concerned with exploring issues surrounding the position of policewomen in UK police forces, with the aim of problematizing the notion that women are difficult to retain because they are unable to meet the demands of police work once they have children.The article examines how policing is socially constructed, and why policewomen 'consent' to dominant, yet potentially 'oppressive' constructions of police work. In the article, the …
Creating the interviewer
This article examines identity dynamics in the qualitative research interview within the context of management research. It is argued that the identity of the interviewer is actively constructed through the interview process, and that the interview itself is a place where identity work takes place. Using a range of examples from the author's own experience, the key factors that impact upon the mutual construction of identity, and the purposes of …
Research report
Taking qualitative methods in organization and management research seriously
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce the new journal and outline the rationale and aims and objectives of Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal ( QROM ). Design/methodology/approach The paper considers why there is a necessity for a journal like QROM , outlines the scope of the new journal, and introduces the articles in the first issue. An invitation for further contributions to the journal i…
The researcher interview
Purpose The aim of this paper is to highlight some of the issues that emerge in the researcher interview process. It is argued that researcher interviewing is becoming an increasingly used practice yet the researcher interview is under‐critiqued in the literature. Design/methodology/approach The authors provide an “insider” account of their own experiences of researcher interviewing. Additionally they seek to locate these experiences within two c…
Action research
For nearly 70 years scholars have been discussing the characteristics of action research and it is apparent that there is an increasingly wide range of forms that action research takes in practice. Here we argue that such diversity is not haphazard and that we must be cautious about developing all-embracing standards to differentiate the ‘good’ from the ‘bad’. Rather this diversity is inspired by different philosophical stances, which usually rem…
“That's not how I see it”
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a piece of empirical work that examines gender differences in how academics make sense of performance within university business schools in the UK. Design/methodology/approach The research reported draws on data collected using a life history and repertory grid methodology with male and female interviewees from two university business schools. Findings The findings are discussed in relation to how a…
Defining qualitative management research
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of research which explores how the concept qualitative management research is variably constructed and defined by those who have a direct interest in, and influence upon, important aspects of qualitative management research. Design/methodology/approach Information was gathered through the use of semi‐structured interviews conducted with 44 individuals who were drawn from four observer‐id…
Preserving masculinity in service work
This article explores bus drivers' underreporting of passengers' anti-social behaviour within the UK bus industry. Anti-social behaviour is a widespread phenomenon affecting a large proportion of the working population across many sectors and occupations. Although internal reporting systems can provide organizations with necessary information to tackle this problem, where employees regularly fail to report anti-social behaviour and where such und…
Trade unions learning representatives
The statutory rights given to trade union learning representatives (ULRs) to facilitate and organize learning in the workplace has led to the creation of a new specialized union lay official role. This article investigates how the ULR initiative is facilitating the development of learning partnerships in the workplace. Empirical data is provided from a qualitative study that draws on interviews with full-time trade union officials from a range of…
Challenges and Controversies in Management Research
Learning to count
Purpose The purposes of this paper are to explain how the need arose for trade unions to develop accounting systems to monitor learning outcomes and to illuminate how trade unions rose to that challenge. Design/methodology/approach A semi‐structured interview study of the full‐time educational officers of a number of the UK trade unions produced transcripts that were analysed using template analysis and were supplemented by collection of document…
Qualitative Organizational Research
Metaphors and sensemaking
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to consider how taxi drivers understand the customer service relationship as "dirty work" by examining the strategies they use to manage the taint associated with their work. Design/methodology/approach - An innovative qualitative approach is taken that focuses upon the analysis of metaphors elicited in interviews with 24 taxi drivers. Findings - Four different metaphorical understandings of the customer ser…
Resolving couples’ work–family conflicts
The goal of this study is to develop a theoretical framework in order to illuminate the cues involved in real life work–family conflict resolution within dual-earner couples. We draw on episodic and longitudinal data from qualitative diaries kept for a one-month period by both members of 24 dual-earner couples (48 participants) with child dependants, as well as from introductory and subsequent in-depth qualitative interviews with the couples, bot…
Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management
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