Interventionist research - the puberty years: an introduction to the special issue

被引：17
作者：
Westin, Olle [1 ]
Roberts, Hanno [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Orebro, Sch Business, Orebro, Sweden
[2] Norwegian Sch Management, Oslo, Norway
来源：
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT | 2010年 / 7卷 / 01期
关键词：
Action research; Management accounting;
D O I：
10.1108/11766091011034253
中图分类号：
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号：
0202 ;
摘要：
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction and overview of the various papers in this special issue. Design/methodology/approach - A short discussion of the main quests of interventionist research and how these are related to the papers in this special issue, is undertaken. Findings - The essence of interventionist research is its methodological location, researching where practice and theory meet. Research limitations/implications - Interventionist research places strong demands on the individual researcher's interpretative, social, and abstracting skills in order to carry observations to ontological and epistemological levels. Practical implications - Interventionist research is rich in research designs and specific intervention types. Selecting the "right" one is strongly related to the connection the researcher makes with the social context she/he will operate in. Changes over time in both design and intervention can be expected, given the dynamic, longitudinal and interactive nature of interventionist research. Originality/value - This special issue provides examples of a varied set of interventionist research situations, including the selection of typical intervention methods and how knowledge contributions were extracted.
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页数：9
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