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Interviewing Reluctant Respondents: Strikes, Henchmen and Gaelic Games

Dundon, Tony
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Ryan, Paul
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2010
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Qualitative interviews, narrative analysis, respondent reluctance, respondent rapport, industrial relations, J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics
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T. Dundon and P. Ryan, 2010, Interviewing Reluctant Respondents: Strikes, Henchmen and Gaelic Games, Organizational Research Methods, 13(3): 562-581
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This paper deals with interviewing reluctant respondents. The analysis is used to construct a process oriented model of respondent rapport and empathy. By assessing respondent rapport in a reflective way the paper contributes to the sociology of knowledge generation and the construction of respondent reality of complex social phenomena. Using the authors¿ reflective experiences of a particular interview episode the stages of rapport building in the researcher-respondent relationship are assessed, providing guidance and lessons for future researchers. The limitations of the approach are considered and suggestions for future research are made
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Organizational Research Methods
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10.1177/1094428109335571
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