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Qualitative Research

1. Integrating Knowledge: Workpackage 6 (year 1) . Qualitative Research. CASE STUDIES. Development of a methodology for organisational and occupational case study research Knowledge exchange (workshop) and knowledge transfer (training) Partners: FORBA, LONDONMET, FTU, ISF, FZK, NIWL, IS.

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Qualitative Research

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  1. 1. Integrating Knowledge: Workpackage 6 (year 1) Qualitative Research CASE STUDIES • Development of a methodology for organisational and occupational case study research • Knowledge exchange (workshop) and knowledge transfer (training) • Partners: FORBA, LONDONMET, FTU, ISF, FZK, NIWL, IS 2. Improving Knowledge: Qualitative Research (year 2) • Workpackage 10: Organisational case studies • Comparative case study report (month 24) • Workpackage 11: Impact on individuals and households • Reports on occupational groups (month 24)

  2. Recomposition of global value chains Business functions or activities Research and development, design Manufacturing: assembly, logistics Business service provision: HRM, IT services Customer service in social and public services Main themes:networked organisation, drivers of change, work organisation, control, time-use, learning, personnel policies, gender, flexibility, social dialogue and participation, institutional shaping ... Qualitative Research ORGANISATIONAL CASE STUDIES

  3. Qualitative Research OCCUPATIONAL CASE STUDIES • Occupational groups/individuals in organisations • Household and family context of individuals • Main themes:time-use, flexibility, work-life-balance, mobility, employability, learning and skills, occupational identity, gender, autonomy at work, working conditions, health and safety ...

  4. Qualitative Research INSTITUTIONAL AND POLICY CONTEXT • extend data collection to include regional/national institutional and policy context • institutions ‚in action‘, institutional dynamics

  5. INTERNAL PROCEDURES Qualitative Research CASE STUDIES • Input from all partners – Involvement of all partners • Subgroup Workpackage 6: • Working papers (month 8) • Workshop (month 9) • Draft report on comparative methodology (month 10) (FORBA, FTU) • Training for researchers • Common research guidelines

  6. INTERNAL PROCEDURES Qualitative Research CASE STUDIES • Case selection procedure: coordination, central decision making • Start of case study work in month 12 (optional earlier start?) and meeting in month 15 • Workpackage 10 and Workpackage 11: • Close links (selection of organisations/functions and occupational groups; research questions etc) • Separate organisation and reporting (lead partners, methods etc.)

  7. PRELIMINARY DECISIONS Qualitative Research CASE STUDIES • Business functions (in sectors) • Occupational groups (in sectors) • Planning of Workshop / Training: participants, date • Start date for case studies: Longitudinal dimension • Methods of analysis (basic decisions) NEXT STEPS • Planning working papers: topics, division of labour • Specifying research questions: focus! • Defining case selection procedure • Developing draft research guidelines

  8. Qualitative Research ORGANISATIONAL CASE STUDIES EMERGENCE Case Study Method • Centralised decision on case selection • Standardised case study guidelines • Individual (‚house style‘) qualitative analysis [ QDA] • Standardised report structure • Data-set for case identification Selection: Matrix Case study guidelines - - - Case study report structure - - - ‚Question-naire‘ Case Dataset 

  9. Qualitative Research CASE STUDIES • Business functions or activities • Research and development, design • Manufacturing: assembly, logistics • Business service provision: HRM, IT services • Customer service in social and public services

  10. Qualitative Research OCCUPATIONAL CASE STUDIES • Occupational groups to be considered (selection to be made according to business functions and sectors) • Creative workers (web, multimedia, product design, advertising, etc.) • Customer service workers: front-office employees (including ICT-mediated services) • Skilled production workers, either in manufacturing or in logistics • IT professionals "sensu stricto" (if the business function IT services is selected) • R&D personnel (if the business function R&D is selected)

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