What is the point of method sections
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20499786 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nick Butler (0000-0002-7279-663X, Stockholm University), Sverre Spoelstra (0000-0002-2965-1937, Copenhagen Business School, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1266-1272 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-5084 • E-ISSN: 1461-7323 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13505084231183078 |
| OpenAlex | W4382244164 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
There are plenty of books and articles on research methods, but few discuss the nature and purpose of method sections in academic journals. Based on interviews with critical and interpretivist researchers, this short paper examines the nature and purpose of method sections in management and organization studies. We show how researchers make sense of, and struggle with, positivist expectations about the form and content of method sections. Ultimately, we call for greater openness about what method sections might look like and ask whether all academic articles need method sections
Ask price · Business · Epistemology · Openness to experience · Organization studies · Positivism · Sociology · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Information Systems Theories and Implementation · Management and Organizational Studies · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |