As interpretive research
perspectives become increasingly influential in many fields of social science research, so
it becomes more important for experienced researchers to become familiar with the
philosophical perspectives, data gathering techniques and analytical methods that derive
from interpretive research.
This book draws on these interpretive traditions to illustrate precisely how they can be
applied to research projects for first-time researchers in the fields of management,
marketing and consumer research. Offering many practical examples drawn from existing
studies and suggesting new topics for consideration, this book brings together major
themes of interpretive research within a practical guide to researching and writing a
research project.
Topics covered include:-
Choosing the topic
Gathering qualitative data for interpretation
Themes and concepts of interpretive research
Semiotics, marketing and consumer research
Suitable both for first time researchers and those with more experience, this is an ideal
guide for anyone undertaking research in this area of study.
Table of Contents:
1. The aims and scope of this book
2. The Research Project
Process: choosing the topic
3. 'Writing up' the research
project
4. Gathering qualitative
data for interpretation
5. Introducing the
Interpretive Perspectives
6.
Phenomenology/existentialism
7. Ethnography
8. Critical Research and
Critical Discourse Analysis
9. Semiotics
10. Literary theory and narrative analysis: feminism and gender studies: postmodernism and
poststructuralism
Author Biography:
Chris Hackley is Senior Lecturer of Marketing at Birmingham Business School, Birmingham
University. He has published extensively on the subject of marketing and research.
210 pages