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Long overdue update
It's been a while since I wrote anything in here. PhD thoughts have been bleeding across into morsla, and each time I think of writing something in this journal I remember all the other stuff that I wanted to write first. Rather than try to do things in any kind of order, I figured that I should just start writing again ( Read more... ) -
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Worked until 2am.
Got up for work again at 6am.
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Building blocks
Today I've been looking at methods and methodology, particularly in relation to developing theory from case-study research. Qualitative research usually need a bit more work in justifying it to Business research committees, as it's unfamiliar territory in a land where number-crunching empirical studies rule. However, it can do things that ( Read more... ) -
Warning signs
I have a problem: I can focus intently on reading for hours, but the subject matter tends to get more esoteric as I go. All sorts of tangentially related articles become fascinating, and then suddenly I find myself lost: only a few mouseclicks away from my original topic, but miles away from what I need to focus on ( Read more... ) -
Updates and Innovations
Quick update on the last week-and-a-bit ( Read more... ) -
Like magic...
There's a familiar routine when moving to a new desk: turn on computer, load up Internet Explorer for just long enough to download a copy of Firefox. Install the Zotero and Delicious add-ons that allow me to function at work. Puzzle over how I'm supposed to access printers in the new building ( Read more... ) -
QIG: March 2010
Today's QIG topic continued the theme of "rapid qualitative research" from last month: how can you perform "good" qualitative research quickly, instead of immersing yourself in your data for months (or years) as themes and theories emerge from the mass of data ( Read more... ) -
Motherlode!
Usually, grabbing more articles instead of reading the ones on my desk is a bad idea. Sometimes, though, you can chance across something that makes your job much easier ( Read more... ) -
Relevance Deficiency Syndrome?
Student PhD research isn't always directly linked to ongoing CRC projects. It helps if there are some areas of shared ground, but they operate on very different timeframes: most CRC research is tied into short-term milestones, and there's no guarantee that any industry-driven project (or partner!) will be around in a year or two ( Read more... )
