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Conducting Research in Difficult, Dangerous, and/or Vulnerable Contexts: Messy Narratives From the Field

Published:2021-12-30 Issue:1 Volume:36 Page:174-204
ISSN:0893-3189
Container-title:Management Communication Quarterly
language:en
Short-container-title:Management Communication Quarterly

Author:

Peterson Brittany L.¹^ORCID,Albu Oana B.²^ORCID,Foot Kirsten³^ORCID,Hutchins Darvelle⁴,Qiu Jack⁵,Scott Craig R.⁶^ORCID,Stohl Michael⁷^ORCID,Tracy Sarah J.⁸

Affiliation:

1. Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA

2. Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

3. University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

4. Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA

5. National University of Singapore, Singapore

6. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

7. University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

8. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

Abstract

Organizational communication scholars have historically conducted research in large for-profit businesses, governmental agencies, and a few high-profile nonprofits/NGOs—all of which are relatively easy to access and presumably “safe” to study. It is largely unsurprising, then, that limited scholarship addresses the challenges associated with conducting research in less standard contexts that are often perceived to be difficult, dangerous, and/or vulnerable (DDV). In this forum, we offer lived stories—unfiltered messy narratives—to demystify three core ethical challenges inherent in conducting research of this nature and share how we (imperfectly) navigated them. In addition, we offer practical strategies for conducting research in DDV contexts. Taken together, our overall collective aim is to successfully prepare future scholars to conduct research projects in DDV contexts.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Strategy and Management,Communication

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/08933189211058706

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