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Bargaining and maintaining 'entry' in sites (organisations) of academic research studies has always been a challenge for academic scholars. Each of the scholars adopts different approaches to get around these problems of gaining entry. However, they rarely document their experiences on the field, with some exceptions in the discipline of sociology...
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... Research scholars have to keep their chins up against all odds. Each of them has to deal with a lot of trials and tribulations, during each phase of researching that are rarely documented with some exceptions (Panda et al. 2009) Purpose and Organization of the Paper The authors in this paper have attempted to evince the lessons learnt from first author's research experience, while sharing the research process. The authors would, however, like to mention here that these lessons reported in the paper, are learnt by the first author as a "researcher", and do not necessarily follow exclusively from first author's experience of using a mixed-methods approach. ...
... On the basis of the experiences of three research scholars, Panda et al. (2009) have suggested the following to gain and maintain entry into an organization (site of study): ...
The primary purpose of this paper is to share the
lessons the first author learnt as a novice researcher while
carrying out a comparative culture study focused on exploring
differences in organizational culture in units located in two
societies in two distinct culture zones, using mixed methods
approach, as a part of his doctoral research program. The
authors have shared “why” and “how” the first author chose
and applied mixed methods approach to conduct the above
study, which might be of help to budding researchers, given
that mixed methods approach is rarely used by doctoral students
in India. The authors have presented three kinds of
lessons in this paper, learnt by the first author. The first kind
of lessons deals with themethodology, the second one is about
the research approach and the last one is related to the qualities
of an effective researcher. The authors have also presented
“do’s and don’ts” in researching for the benefit of budding
researchers. The insights shared in this paper, the authors
hope, would be useful and relevant for the researchers
employing mixed methods approach. Besides, it might also
definitely help budding research scholars make an informed
choice of research method to effectively deal with research
problems under investigation.
... Gaining entry into a bank has always been a challenge for the researchers. Panda et al. (2009) have documented the challenges faced by them while gaining and maintaining entry into their respective research site, which happen to be a nationalised bank. ...
The study of organisational culture in India has been dominated by positivistic framework of research enquiry by exploring the existence or absence of a pre-defined set of cultural attributes. There has not been significant effort on the part of research scholars to explore, understand and articulate the evolution of the organisational culture from a social constructionist perspective. What shapes a particular kind of culture has not been adequately researched or documented. Ethnographic approach holds promise to provide better insight into these forces that contribute to the evolution of culture. Guided by social constructionist philosophy the study reported here develops a framework that would help us understand how the culture is shaped, while organisation as a whole adapts to the situations which are shaped by the interplay of various influencing factors within the organisation. This study relies on ethnographic approach using qualitative data based on observations and open-ended in-depth interviews. The authors have identified five influencing factors, whose interactional dynamics had shaped the 'Security-Seeking-Task-Oriented Conflictive' work culture of the branch. The leadership style of the Branch Head and the second man was discovered to be the most critical in shaping the branch culture.
... Gaining entry into a bank has always been a challenge for the researchers. Panda et al. (2009) have documented the challenges faced by them while gaining and maintaining entry into their respective research site, which happen to be a nationalised bank. ...
The study of organisational culture in India has been dominated by
positivistic framework of research enquiry by exploring the existence or
absence of a pre-defined set of cultural attributes. There has not been
significant effort on the part of research scholars to explore, understand and
articulate the evolution of the organisational culture from a social
constructionist perspective. What shapes a particular kind of culture has not
been adequately researched or documented. Ethnographic approach holds
promise to provide better insight into these forces that contribute to the
evolution of culture. Guided by social constructionist philosophy the study
reported here develops a framework that would help us understand how the
culture is shaped, while organisation as a whole adapts to the situations which
are shaped by the interplay of various influencing factors within the
organisation. This study relies on ethnographic approach using qualitative data
based on observations and open-ended in-depth interviews. The authors have
identified five influencing factors, whose interactional dynamics had shaped the
‘Security-Seeking-Task-Oriented Conflictive’ work culture of the branch.
The leadership style of the Branch Head and the second man was discovered to
be the most critical in shaping the branch culture.
The primary purpose of this paper is to share the lessons the first author learnt as a novice researcher while carrying out a comparative culture study focused on exploring differences in organizational culture in units located in two societies in two distinct culture zones, using mixed methods approach, as a part of his doctoral research program. The authors have shared “why” and “how” the first author chose and applied mixed methods approach to conduct the above study, which might be of help to budding researchers, given that mixed methods approach is rarely used by doctoral students in India. The authors have presented three kinds of lessons in this paper, learnt by the first author. The first kind of lessons deals with the methodology, the second one is about the research approach and the last one is related to the qualities of an effective researcher. The authors have also presented “do’s and don’ts” in researching for the benefit of budding researchers. The insights shared in this paper, the authors hope, would be useful and relevant for the researchers employing mixed methods approach. Besides, it might also definitely help budding research scholars make an informed choice of research method to effectively deal with research problems under investigation.
