The methodological and ethical issues of conducting management research in the voluntary sector

Rona S. Beattie; Gillian Kellock Hay; Pauline Munro; Ron Livingstone

doi:10.1080/14616670110101726

The methodological and ethical issues of conducting management research in the voluntary sector

Rona S. Beattie, Gillian Kellock Hay, Pauline Munro, Ron Livingstone

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Abstract

This article discusses the methodological and ethical issues involved in conducting research in the voluntary sector. By outlining a proposed research strategy the authors highlight the challenges and issues that voluntary sector researchers face. The article concludes that the nature of the voluntary sector and the unique characteristics of voluntary organizations not only impact on the development of voluntary sector management theory but also on the research design, ethics and practices adopted for empirical studies into voluntary organizations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	119-127
Number of pages	9
Journal	Public Management Review
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14616670110101726
Publication status	Published - Jan 2002

Keywords

Ethics
Management theory
Managing change
Research methodology
Scotland
Voluntary sector

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Management Information Systems
Management of Technology and Innovation

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