This Handbook is a very timely contribution to organization and
business studies. Most calls for longitudinal research are made in
sections of published work that deal with limitations of the study
or suggestions for further research. This book places longitudinal
research methods at center stage. With its practical, hands-on
approach it guides us how to design a longitudinal study in and
around organizations - whether qualitative or quantitative - and
how to implement it. I warmly recommend this Handbook to ambitious
senior and junior researchers. It makes the commonly presented
excuses for not undertaking longitudinal research completely
redundant.' - Rebecca Piekkari, Aalto University, School of
Business in Helsinki, Finland'This is a very timely book that fills
an important gap in the field of research methods. So far very
little attention has been paid to longitudinal research methods,
while the usefulness of this type of research has often been
discussed in many papers and conferences. Insights provided by
scholars who have been doing this type of research provide useful
guidelines for anyone interested in research methods from senior
scholars to young researchers and PhD candidates. This volume will
serve as an excellent complement to the existing range of books on
research methods.' - Pervez Ghauri, King's College London, UK This
innovative Handbook demonstrates that there is no single best
approach to conducting longitudinal studies. At their best,
longitudinal research designs yield rich, contextualized,
multilevel and deep understanding of the studied phenomenon. The
lack of resources in terms of time, funding and people can pose a
serious challenge to conducting longitudinal research. This book
tackles many of these challenges and discusses the role of
longitudinal research programmes in overcoming such obstacles. This
book shows how longitudinal research methods enable the
understanding of dynamics, mechanisms, causalities and
interrelationships of organizational and business concepts in
context and in relation to time. It discusses the richness and
versatility of longitudinal research and offers, to students and
experienced scholars alike, numerous viewpoints, reflections and
personal accounts about conducting longitudinal research, from
planning and fieldwork to reporting and managing of research
projects. Contributors: L. Aarikka-Stenroos, E.A. Alfoldi, P.
Dawson, P. Eriksson, A. Halinen, M.E. Hassett, R. Hoy, T.D. Little,
T. Mainela, C. Mari, O. Meglio, M.-J. Oesterle, E.
Paavilainen-Mantymaki, Y. Ploudre, M. Rhemtulla, H.N. Richta, M.A.
Sartor, J.P. Selig, T.W. Taris, Z. Vincze, C. Welch
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