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ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH METHODS
Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages 5-34Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1094428106289252
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content analysis; theoretical frameworks; methodologies; analytical techniques
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We use content analysis to examine the content analysis literature in organization studies. Given the benefits of content analysis, it is no surprise that its use in organization studies has been growing in the course of the past 25 years (Erdener & Dunn, 1990; Jauch, Osborn, & Martin 1980). First, we review the principles and the advantages associated with the method. Then, we assess how the methodology has been applied in the literature in terms of research themes, data sources, and methodological refinements. Although content analysis has been applied to research topics across the subdomains of management research, research in strategy and managerial cognition have yielded particularly interesting results. We conclude with suggestions for enhancing the utility of content analytic methods in organization studies.
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