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This version was published on July 1, 2008
Organizational Research Methods, Vol. 11, No. 3, 419-429 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1094428108315858

Working With Pluralism

Determining Quality in Qualitative Research

Mark Easterby-Smith

Lancaster University Management School

Karen Golden-Biddle

Boston University School of Management

Karen Locke

The College of William and Mary

This Feature Topic contains four articles that address the determination of quality in qualitative research by exploring the use of criteria from the perspective of reviewers, editors, and/ or authors. In this introductory article, the authors assert that these explorations represent an important move away from employing listings of static criteria to adjudicate and develop qualitative research. In its place, we see the making of quality as situated in methodological pluralism that occurs both in comparison with quantitative research and also within qualitative research. This fact complicates and enriches the task of determining quality and also suggests ways forward for the academic community.

Key Words: qualitative research methods • pluralism • journal editors • faculty development • criteria of quality


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