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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463736003321

Autore

Ladner Sam

Titolo

Practical ethnography : a guide to doing ethnography in the private sector / / Sam Ladner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-42224-7

1-315-42225-5

1-61132-391-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Disciplina

305.80072/1

Soggetti

Business anthropology - Research - Methodology

Ethnology - Research - Methodology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Using Theory in Ethnography; Chapter 3: Managing a Private-Sector Ethnography Project; Chapter 4: Ethnographic Tools; Chapter 5: Managing Clients; Chapter 6: Ethical Ethnography; Chapter 7: Sampling; Chapter 8: Fieldwork; Chapter 9: Analysis; Chapter 10: Reporting; Chapter 11: Beyond Ethnography; Notes; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Ethnography is an increasingly important research method in the private sector, yet ethnographic literature continues to focus on an academic audience. Sam Ladner fills the gap by advancing rigorous ethnographic practice that is tailored to corporate settings where colleagues are not steeped in social theory, research time lines may be days rather than months or years, and research sponsors expect actionable outcomes and recommendations. Ladner provides step-by-step guidance at every turn--covering core methods, research design, using the latest mobile and digital technologies, project an