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Alpa Shah - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Cartoon abstract: Ethnography? Participant Observation, a potentially revolutionary praxis
2020Co-Authors: Karen Rubins, Alpa ShahAbstract:A comic strip visualisation of the 2017 article Ethnography? Participant Observation, a potentially revolutionary praxis by Alpa Shah from the journal HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory. Made possible by the article being published under a Creative Commons licence
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ethnography Participant Observation a potentially revolutionary praxis
Hau: The Journal of Ethnographic Theory, 2017Co-Authors: Alpa ShahAbstract:This essay focuses on the core of ethnographic research—Participant Observation—to argue that it is a potentially revolutionary praxis because it forces us to question our theoretical presuppositions about the world, produce knowledge that is new, was confined to the margins, or was silenced. It is argued that Participant Observation is not merely a method of anthropology but is a form of production of knowledge through being and action; it is praxis, the process by which theory is dialectically produced and realized in action. Four core aspects of participation Observation are discussed as long duration (long-term engagement), revealing social relations of a group of people (understanding a group of people and their social processes), holism (studying all aspects of social life, marking its fundamental democracy), and the dialectical relationship between intimacy and estrangement (befriending strangers). Though the risks and limits of Participant Observation are outlined, as are the tensions between activism and anthropology, it is argued that engaging in Participant Observation is a profoundly political act, one that can enable us to challenge hegemonic conceptions of the world, challenge authority, and better act in the world.
Matthew R Jones - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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development gain Participant Observation in interpretive management information systems research
Qualitative Research, 2002Co-Authors: Joe Nandhakumar, Matthew R JonesAbstract:This article provides a critical assessment of the potential of Participant Observation as an interpretive data-gathering method for management information systems (MIS) research by drawing on a Participant Observation study of Executive Information Systems development. It identifies a range of issues with respect to Participant Observation in MIS research that may also be an integral part of reflective research practice for any field researcher.
Thomas J Roulet - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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reconsidering the value of covert research the role of ambiguous consent in Participant Observation
Organizational Research Methods, 2017Co-Authors: Thomas J Roulet, Michael J Gill, Sebastien Stenger, David James GillAbstract:In this article, we provide a nuanced perspective on the benefits and costs of covert research. In particular, we illustrate the value of such an approach by focusing on covert Participant Observation. We posit that all Observational studies sit along a continuum of consent, with few research projects being either fully overt or fully covert due to practical constraints and the ambiguous nature of consent itself. With reference to illustrative examples, we demonstrate that the study of deviant behaviors, secretive organizations and socially important topics is often only possible through substantially covert Participant Observation. To support further consideration of this method, we discuss different ethical perspectives and explore techniques to address the practical challenges of covert Participant Observation, including; gaining access, collecting data surreptitiously, reducing harm to Participants, leaving the site of study and addressing ethical issues.
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cloak and dagger organization research benefits costs ethics of covert Participant Observation
Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2016Co-Authors: Thomas J Roulet, Michael J Gill, Sebastien StengerAbstract:Covert Participant Observation has often been discarded as a research method in the social sciences on the grounds that deceiving research subjects is unethical. This article reviews the benefits and costs of the method to argue that the ethicality of covert Observation is more ambiguous. It posits that all Observational studies sit along a continuum of consent, with few research projects being either fully overt or fully covert. Furthermore, this article demonstrates that the study of socially important topics such as deviance, misconduct or the treatment of minorities is often only possible through substantially covert Participant Observation.
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Cloak-and-Dagger Organization Research: Benefits, Costs & Ethics of Covert Participant Observation
Academy of Management Proceedings, 2016Co-Authors: Thomas J Roulet, Michael J Gill, Sebastien StengerAbstract:Covert Participant Observation has often been discarded as a research method in the social sciences on the grounds that deceiving research subjects is unethical. This article reviews the benefits and costs of the method to argue that the ethicality of covert Observation is more ambiguous. It posits that all Observational studies sit along a continuum of consent, with few research projects being either fully overt or fully covert. Furthermore, this article demonstrates that the study of socially important topics such as deviance, misconduct or the treatment of minorities is often only possible through substantially covert Participant Observation.
Sebastien Stenger - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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reconsidering the value of covert research the role of ambiguous consent in Participant Observation
Organizational Research Methods, 2017Co-Authors: Thomas J Roulet, Michael J Gill, Sebastien Stenger, David James GillAbstract:In this article, we provide a nuanced perspective on the benefits and costs of covert research. In particular, we illustrate the value of such an approach by focusing on covert Participant Observation. We posit that all Observational studies sit along a continuum of consent, with few research projects being either fully overt or fully covert due to practical constraints and the ambiguous nature of consent itself. With reference to illustrative examples, we demonstrate that the study of deviant behaviors, secretive organizations and socially important topics is often only possible through substantially covert Participant Observation. To support further consideration of this method, we discuss different ethical perspectives and explore techniques to address the practical challenges of covert Participant Observation, including; gaining access, collecting data surreptitiously, reducing harm to Participants, leaving the site of study and addressing ethical issues.
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cloak and dagger organization research benefits costs ethics of covert Participant Observation
Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2016Co-Authors: Thomas J Roulet, Michael J Gill, Sebastien StengerAbstract:Covert Participant Observation has often been discarded as a research method in the social sciences on the grounds that deceiving research subjects is unethical. This article reviews the benefits and costs of the method to argue that the ethicality of covert Observation is more ambiguous. It posits that all Observational studies sit along a continuum of consent, with few research projects being either fully overt or fully covert. Furthermore, this article demonstrates that the study of socially important topics such as deviance, misconduct or the treatment of minorities is often only possible through substantially covert Participant Observation.
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Cloak-and-Dagger Organization Research: Benefits, Costs & Ethics of Covert Participant Observation
Academy of Management Proceedings, 2016Co-Authors: Thomas J Roulet, Michael J Gill, Sebastien StengerAbstract:Covert Participant Observation has often been discarded as a research method in the social sciences on the grounds that deceiving research subjects is unethical. This article reviews the benefits and costs of the method to argue that the ethicality of covert Observation is more ambiguous. It posits that all Observational studies sit along a continuum of consent, with few research projects being either fully overt or fully covert. Furthermore, this article demonstrates that the study of socially important topics such as deviance, misconduct or the treatment of minorities is often only possible through substantially covert Participant Observation.
Joe Nandhakumar - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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development gain Participant Observation in interpretive management information systems research
Qualitative Research, 2002Co-Authors: Joe Nandhakumar, Matthew R JonesAbstract:This article provides a critical assessment of the potential of Participant Observation as an interpretive data-gathering method for management information systems (MIS) research by drawing on a Participant Observation study of Executive Information Systems development. It identifies a range of issues with respect to Participant Observation in MIS research that may also be an integral part of reflective research practice for any field researcher.
