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Structuring qualitative enquiry in management and organization research: a dialogue on the merits of using software for qualitative data analysis

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Structuring qualitative enquiry in management and organization research: a dialogue on the merits of using software for qualitative data analysis. / Atherton, Andrew; Elsmore, Peter.
In: Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, Vol. 2, No. 1, 15.05.2007, p. 62-77.

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Atherton, A & Elsmore, P 2007, 'Structuring qualitative enquiry in management and organization research: a dialogue on the merits of using software for qualitative data analysis', Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 62-77. https://doi.org/10.1108/17465640710749117

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Atherton, A., & Elsmore, P. (2007). Structuring qualitative enquiry in management and organization research: a dialogue on the merits of using software for qualitative data analysis. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, 2(1), 62-77. https://doi.org/10.1108/17465640710749117

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Atherton A, Elsmore P. Structuring qualitative enquiry in management and organization research: a dialogue on the merits of using software for qualitative data analysis. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management. 2007 May 15;2(1):62-77. doi: 10.1108/17465640710749117

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Atherton, Andrew ; Elsmore, Peter. / Structuring qualitative enquiry in management and organization research : a dialogue on the merits of using software for qualitative data analysis. In: Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management. 2007 ; Vol. 2, No. 1. pp. 62-77.

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