ダレン　マクドナルド   ダレン　マクドナルド   経営学部 経営学科   教授

■ 標題   Understanding Diversity Management in Companies in Japan: Preliminary Approaches in Applying Grounded Theory

■ 概要   The purpose of this paper is to briefly outline the preminary approach used in research to understand how Diversity Managers in Japan conceptualize diversity and diversity management to form a basis to investigate how this conceptualization is being implemented in the company and the outcomes of such efforts. The description of this "research framework" focuses specially on the first stages in using Grounded Theory to gather and analyze data sets made up of interview transcripts with Japanese managers responsible for Diversity Management in their company and is based on a social constructionism research philosophy and inductive approach. Examples of the Grounded Theory analysis in action are provided and one of the first preliminary findings described. Keywords: Diversity, Diversity Management, Grounded Theory, Social Constructionism, Japan, Qualitative Research   単著   Institute of Business Research, Daito Buna University, English Research Paper   Institute of Business Research, Daito Buna University   (Research Papers No. E-46),pp.1-32   2008/03

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