1st Edition
Formulating Research Problems Creative Approaches for Student Research
Preface
PART I. Introduction
1. Introduction
2. Problem for whom?
PART II. Four different approaches
3. The gap approach
4. The grounded approach
5. The mystery approach
6. The actor approach
PART III. Conclusion
7. The role of the problem formulation in a thesis
References
Biography
Johan Alvehus is Professor of Service Studies at Lund University, Sweden. His research centers on management and leadership in professional service organizations, with a special focus on questions of power. He has published in Leadership, Organization Studies, Organization Theory, Journal of Professions and Organizations, and Human Resource Management Journal, among others. He also publishes extensively on methodology and academic writing. His most recent books are The Logic of Professionalism (Bristol University Press) and Crafting Your Thesis (Routledge).
