Becoming Linked In
Leveraging Professional Networks for Elite Surveys and Interviews
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4492115 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ryan Dicce, Ryan P Dicce, Michael Ewers (0000-0003-1240-0522) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 110 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 160-171 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/gere.12346 |
| OpenAlex | W2915819404 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 36 |
Finding and recruiting survey and interview participants remains an important and time-consuming process for mixed methods researchers. For those operating in cross-cultural contexts, these barriers are particularly salient as researchers must overcome both geographic and cultural distances. Traditional recruitment methods often leave researchers reliant on available corporate directories and ‘gatekeepers’ for access to and recruitment of corporate elites. Drawing on our research conducting elite surveys and interviews in the Middle East, we share our experiences – both good and bad – utilizing professional networking platforms, such as LinkedIn, to overcome the obstacles associated with contacting individuals, building trust, and recruiting participants. However, these new approaches are not without drawbacks, and public concerns over government and researcher use of such platforms has challenged the ability to make connections. Our intent is to contribute to on-going discussions of what it means to be “in the field” as we reflect on how to navigate an ever-changing cyber-space
Business · Elite · Government (linguistics · Knowledge management · Political science · Politics · Process (computing · Public relations · Salient · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Computer Science · Data Analysis and Archiving · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
Lies from the Field
Corporate elites as informants in qualitative international business research
The Geography of Happiness
The Corporate Interview as a Research Method in Economic Geography∗
Developing a geographers' agenda for online research ethics
Insider or outsider, both or neither
Problematising power relations in ‘elite’ interviews
Methodological challenges posed in studying an elite in the field
Introduction – Field methods in ‘closed contexts’
Reflections on interviewing elites
Technologising the opinion
Foreign Policy and Ethnography
Improving Response Rates and Questionnaire Design for Mobile Web Surveys
Web Survey Methods
Do You Have “Connections” at the Courthouse? An Original Survey on Informal Influence and Judicial Rulings in Morocco
Methodological Approaches for Interviewing Elites
Place-Making Through Beer-Drinking
Location-based social media behavior and perception
Gatekeepers and Keymasters
In-Depth Interviewing with Healthcare Corporate Elites
Interviewing Elites
Not by the Book
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |