Concurrent Mixed Method Case Study
4.1 – Introduction
This chapter identifies the key methodological considerations that underpin the empirical part of this research project. Strategy, Design, Data Analysis, Ethics, Access, Sampling, Pilots, quality will all be considered and following this a detailed description of the actual research process (including the strengths and weaknesses) that took place. 4.2 - Research Strategy
The approach was concurrent mixed method case study. A case study research was a strategy that involved the empirical investigation of a particular contemporary phenomenon within its real life context, using multiple sources of evidence (Saunders et.al, 2012). Case study research covered a broad variety of subjects, such as community studies, education, …show more content…
By balancing new theory and concepts and testing existing ones, that could potentially emerge from the research on older workers and also the organisation’s HRM strategy. This could also be defined as methodological triangulation, which involved using more than one method to gather data and was a "method of cross-checking data from multiple sources to search for regularities in the research data "(O’Donoghue and Punch, 2003, p.78).
4.3 Research Methodology for Older workers
Based on the objectives of exploring and uncovering the myths and facts about older workers’ perceptions of themselves in the workplace, some existing concepts about how they managed age related changes and consequently, the kinds of organisational support they considered beneficial for them, the contextual constructionist perspective (Madill et.al, 2000, p.1-20) was used. King (2004b, p. 256–270) argued that such a perspective implied the assumption that “… there were always multiple interpretations to be made of any phenomenon, which depended on the position of the researcher and the context of the research”. Therefore, this approach was considered as highly applicable to the older workers’
This chapter identifies the key methodological considerations that underpin the empirical part of this research project. Strategy, Design, Data Analysis, Ethics, Access, Sampling, Pilots, quality will all be considered and following this a detailed description of the actual research process (including the strengths and weaknesses) that took place. 4.2 - Research Strategy
The approach was concurrent mixed method case study. A case study research was a strategy that involved the empirical investigation of a particular contemporary phenomenon within its real life context, using multiple sources of evidence (Saunders et.al, 2012). Case study research covered a broad variety of subjects, such as community studies, education, …show more content…
By balancing new theory and concepts and testing existing ones, that could potentially emerge from the research on older workers and also the organisation’s HRM strategy. This could also be defined as methodological triangulation, which involved using more than one method to gather data and was a "method of cross-checking data from multiple sources to search for regularities in the research data "(O’Donoghue and Punch, 2003, p.78).
4.3 Research Methodology for Older workers
Based on the objectives of exploring and uncovering the myths and facts about older workers’ perceptions of themselves in the workplace, some existing concepts about how they managed age related changes and consequently, the kinds of organisational support they considered beneficial for them, the contextual constructionist perspective (Madill et.al, 2000, p.1-20) was used. King (2004b, p. 256–270) argued that such a perspective implied the assumption that “… there were always multiple interpretations to be made of any phenomenon, which depended on the position of the researcher and the context of the research”. Therefore, this approach was considered as highly applicable to the older workers’