'But I thought we were friends?' Life cycles and research relationships

Beech, N., Hibbert, P., MacIntosh, R. and McInnes, P. (2009) 'But I thought we were friends?' Life cycles and research relationships. In: Ybema, S., Yanow, D., Wels, F. and Kamsteeg, F. (eds.) Organizational Ethnography: Studying the Complexities of Everyday Life. SAGE: Los Angeles, USA, pp. 196-214. ISBN 9781847870452

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Abstract

This chapter is concerned with a relatively under-explored aspect of ‘engaged research’ – the nature of friendship relations between researchers and practitioners, and the ethical dilemmas that arise in such relationships. Attention has been paid to the relational aspects of research in the methodology literature, but this chapter focuses more closely on friendship in particular. The chapter is framed around two guiding concerns: how do friendships, formed in and around research, change over time; and in view of friendship conceived in this dynamic fashion, what ethical questions and dilemmas arise for the ‘friends’?

Item Type:Book Sections
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:MacIntosh, Professor Robert
Authors: Beech, N., Hibbert, P., MacIntosh, R., and McInnes, P.
Subjects:H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
College/School:College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
Publisher:SAGE
ISBN:9781847870452
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2009 SAGE Publications
Publisher Policy:Reproduced with the permission of the publisher.

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