The role of qualitative methods in production management research.

Description

No / This paper examines previous approaches to the identification and measurement of strategic flexibility and concludes that the use of quantitative methods alone cannot capture the essence of such a complex and intangible subject. It is reasoned that a holistic approach to research design should be adopted when carrying out particular categories of production management research. A research design used to investigate the concept of strategic flexibility in manufacturing industry is briefly outlined as an illustration. The role of the case study within this and the contribution it was able to make to the investigation is described.

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1. Beach, R., Muhleman, A.P., Price, D.H.R. and Paterson, A. et al. (2001). The role of qualitative methods in production management research. International Journal of Production Economics. Vol. 74, No. 1-3, pp. 201-212.
2. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3420
3. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0925-5273(01)00127-X

Tags

Research design

Qualitative methods

Computer analysis

Strategic flexibility

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/3420
Date	January 2001
Creators	Beach, Roger, Muhlemann, Alan P., Price, D.H.R., Paterson, A., Sharp, J.A.
Source Sets	Bradford Scholars
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Article, No full-text in the repository