The utility and quality of mixed methods in Project Management Research

Sankaran, S; Cameron, R; Scales, J

The utility and quality of mixed methods in Project Management Research

Sankaran, S

Cameron, R Scales, J

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Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: EURAM 12th Annual Conference 2012, 2012
Issue Date:: 2012-01

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dc.contributor.author	Sankaran, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5485-6216	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cameron, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Scales, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7201-6923	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Volberda, H	en_US
dc.date	2012-06-06	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	EURAM 12th Annual Conference 2012, 2012	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/22696
dc.description.abstract	Mixed methods research is being touted as the third methodological movement which is characterised by a growing body of theoretical and methodological frameworks and a body of cross disciplinary literature. Prominent mixed methodologists/authorities have championed the movement, which has strong footholds in the fields of education, health and nursing, and the social and behavioural sciences. The establishment of mixed method specific journals, research texts and courses and a growth in popularity among research funding bodies all indicate the growing trend in the adoption of mixed methods. Mixed methods research is being used and reported within business and management fields, despite the positivist traditions attached to certain business and management disciplines. This paper has used a retrospective content analysis of journal articles from three ranked journals from the field of project management: International Journal of Project Management (IJPM), the Project Management Journal (PMJ) and the IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (IEEE_TEM). The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence rates of mixed methods in project management and to investigate the quality of mixed methods research within this field. Implications for further research are discussed, along with some guidelines to justify and describe how mixed methods have been used in project management research papers.	en_US
dc.publisher	EURAM	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	EURAM 12th Annual Conference 2012	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management	en_US
dc.title	The utility and quality of mixed methods in Project Management Research	en_US
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Abstract:

Mixed methods research is being touted as the third methodological movement which is characterised by a growing body of theoretical and methodological frameworks and a body of cross disciplinary literature. Prominent mixed methodologists/authorities have championed the movement, which has strong footholds in the fields of education, health and nursing, and the social and behavioural sciences. The establishment of mixed method specific journals, research texts and courses and a growth in popularity among research funding bodies all indicate the growing trend in the adoption of mixed methods. Mixed methods research is being used and reported within business and management fields, despite the positivist traditions attached to certain business and management disciplines. This paper has used a retrospective content analysis of journal articles from three ranked journals from the field of project management: International Journal of Project Management (IJPM), the Project Management Journal (PMJ) and the IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (IEEE_TEM). The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence rates of mixed methods in project management and to investigate the quality of mixed methods research within this field. Implications for further research are discussed, along with some guidelines to justify and describe how mixed methods have been used in project management research papers.

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