Who Do They Think We Are? Reflexivity and Participant Constructions of the Researcher

Rostron, Ali ORCID: 0000-0003-1803-720X (2023) Who Do They Think We Are? Reflexivity and Participant Constructions of the Researcher. JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT INQUIRY.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10564926231193374

Abstract

<jats:p> This article addresses an underexplored issue within management and organizational studies researcher reflexivity, namely how participants perceive and construct the researcher. However, reflexivity which includes how our participants see us is necessary for a more complete understanding of the research process and ourselves as researchers, and for how participants choose to talk about themselves and their practice. I therefore present a novel method for reanalyzing research data to construct a version of myself-as-researcher from the talk and responses to me of my manager participants, addressing the question: “to whom were my participants speaking?” which identifies multiple constructions of the researcher as auditor, consultant, and therapist. I extend the literature on the researcher–participant relationship by highlighting the role of emotion and uncertainty of managers in making sense of the research occasion, and I add to the suite of tools available to researchers to review and reflect on their research practice. </jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	qualitative research, quality management, interviews
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Management
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	22 Aug 2023 09:49
Last Modified:	23 Aug 2023 19:18
DOI:	10.1177/10564926231193374
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.1177/10564926231193374
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3172284