Researching Values: Methodological Approaches for Understanding Values Work in Organisations and Leadership

This open-access book offers fresh approaches to studying values as they are enacted or materialized. It discusses the importance of values in academic literature and highlights the need for more research on how values link and sustain actions and institutions. The chapters present different methods for collecting and analyzing data, and consider the role of researcher and participant validation. The book also presents empirical projects and issues related to values research.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 309 pages
Publication date: 16 February 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This open-access book offers innovative approaches to studying values as they are enacted or materialized. Values have long been a central theme in academic literature, serving as the foundation of institutional theories and frequently associated with organizational ideals or valuation systems. The diverse value constructs are commonly emphasized to support discussions on identity, ethos, and the purposeful institutional efforts of leaders and employees. Nevertheless, there is a pressing need for further research to explore how values connect and sustain actions and institutions.

Contributors to this volume explore and discuss practical methodological approaches for investigating values and their workings. The chapters present diverse methods for data collection, including interviews, observation, and shadowing, as well as various methods for data analysis, such as thematic, discourse, and narrative analysis. Additionally, chapters address the role of the researcher and participant validation as a procedure to enhance the trustworthiness of the study. Finally, the book showcases various empirical projects and issues related to and exemplifying values research.

This book serves as a valuable resource for researchers and students seeking a practical understanding of how to research values and values work within organizations. It is a sequel to the open-access book titled Understanding Values Work: Institutional Perspectives in Organizations and Leadership, published by Palgrave Macmillan.

Weight: 440g
Dimension: 150 x 208 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030907716
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022