The application of content analysis as a research method in management sciences

Miązek, Amadeusz; Światowiec-Szczepańska, Justyna

dc.contributor.author	Miązek, Amadeusz
dc.contributor.author	Światowiec-Szczepańska, Justyna
dc.contributor.editor	Michałkiewicz, Anna
dc.contributor.editor	Mierzejewska, Wioletta
dc.date.accessioned	2021-02-04T13:06:47Z
dc.date.available	2021-02-04T13:06:47Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.identifier.citation	Miązek A., Światowiec-Szczepańska J., The application of content analysis as a research method in management sciences, [w:] Contemporary organisation and management. Challenges and trends, Michałkiewicz A., Mierzejewska W. (red.), Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, Łódź 2020, s. 159-172, doi: 10.18778/8220-333-2.10	pl_PL
dc.identifier.isbn	978-83-8220-333-2
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11089/33300
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this paper is to present the potential of content analysis as a method to study the psychological traits of firms’ core decision makers. Research shows that these traits play a fundamental role in shaping corporate strategy and performance. The paper is theoretical, explaining the essence, origin and advantages of the method, indicating the application examples in sociology with an emphasis on the increasingly frequent use in management studies. It also identifies various methodological approaches of collecting data from written communication, showing the possible ways for scientists to bypass accessibility limitations to primary sources. The analysis of results shows a high validity of linguistic techniques used for assessing the antecedent psychological traits of core decision makers.	pl_PL
dc.language.iso	en	pl_PL
dc.publisher	Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego	pl_PL
dc.relation.ispartof	Michałkiewicz A., Mierzejewska W. (red.), Contemporary organisation and management. Challenges and trends, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, Łódź 2020;
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Międzynarodowe	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	content analysis	pl_PL
dc.subject	methodology	pl_PL
dc.subject	psychological traits	pl_PL
dc.subject	CEO communication	pl_PL
dc.subject	shareholder letters	pl_PL
dc.title	The application of content analysis as a research method in management sciences	pl_PL
dc.type	Book chapter	pl_PL
dc.page.number	159-172	pl_PL
dc.contributor.authorAffiliation	Poznań University of Economics and Business	pl_PL
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-83-8220-334-9
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dc.identifier.doi	10.18778/8220-333-2.10