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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825062203321

Autore

Ladner Sam

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

9781315422251

1315422255

9781315422237

1315422239

9781315422244

1315422247

9781611323917

1611323916

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 pages)

Classificazione

SOC002010SOC019000BUS016000

Disciplina

305.80072/1

Soggetti

Business anthropology - Research - Methodology

Ethnology - Research - Methodology

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