Participant responses to photo-elicitation methods in the study of work-life balance
Cassell, C. Malik, Fatima Radcliffe, L.
Cassell, C.
Malik, Fatima
Radcliffe, L.
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This paper explores the responses of 17 participants to using photo-elicitation as part of a project exploring their daily experiences of work-life balance. We explicitly asked participants about their experiences of using the method that involved taking photographs of their work-life balance experiences and interpreting these photographs through participation in semi- structured interviews. Participants took 108 photographs in total. We explore important methodological issues for researchers seeking to use these methods and explain that photograph-elicitation has much to offer management and organizational researchers. A major benefit of the method is the role of photographs as a ‘conversational technology’ in encouraging re-interpretation and reflection of experiences in a manner not always achieved when using other qualitative techniques.
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Cassell C, Malik F and Radcliffe L (2015) Participant Responses to Photo-Elicitation Methods in the Study of Work-Life Balance. Academy of Management Proceedings. Meeting Abstract Supplement. 12434.
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