Abstract
While many operations management journals are now publishing interpretive studies, there is still a need for more material on how to carry out such work under the interpretive gestalt. By offering a research account of a longitudinal interpretive multi-case study, this paper seeks to contribute to the literary gap in ‘how to do it [interpretive research]’. The purpose of this paper is to document a longitudinal operations management study in three micro-firms, where the catalyst for this study is the implementation of an electronic operations management system in each case. The paper chronicles the authors’ experience in a four-year multi-case study, and as such provides insight into design, development and execution of longitudinal interpretive operations management research, and the building of a theoretical model. While blueprints are not the purpose of such reflections, they can provide insight and advice to researchers, which is the underlying goal of this paper.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1321-1331 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Production Planning & Control: The Management of Operations |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 28 Jan 2019 |
Keywords
- micro-firm operations management
- longitudinal interpretive multi-case study
- multi-case research
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Rodney McAdam
- Dept of Mgmt, Leadership & Marketing - Professor of Innovation Management
- Ulster University Business School - Full Professor
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