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2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

6. A Design Approach to Studying CEOs

Authors : Stephen C. Clark, Theodora Valvi

Published in: Wireless Mobility in Organizations

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The objective of this chapter is to present the reader with a design approach or framework to studying chief executive officers (CEOs) within the context of knowledge management. More specifically the authors aim to present a robust design in an effort to research and address how and why CEOs use wireless mobile communication devices and what is their perceived usefulness. The sequential mix method design was the direct result of a 2009 qualitative pilot study which was conducted by the authors. In order to approach the design in a robust, collaborative manner, triangulation was a necessity; hence, both qualitative and quantitative methods were used. Case studies became a dominant theme while leveraging qualitative in-depth interviews within the context of the case.

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Metadata
Title
A Design Approach to Studying CEOs
Authors
Stephen C. Clark
Theodora Valvi
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Wireless Mobility in Organizations

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-42248-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-42249-7

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42249-7_6

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