Author(ity): The Literature Review as Expert Witnesses

Abstract: This paper is about using evidence from previous authors; literature reviews. This has already been done, for example by WEBSTER and WATSON (2002) in the journal MISQ and LATOUR (1987) in "Science in Action," but the former used the root metaphor of the previous literature being objective facts (truthful sign posts) towards empirics while LATOUR used the root metaphor of references ganging up on the reader to persuade. This paper will provide a middle road on the same topic using the root metaphor of the courtroom. Revealing and justifying alternative root metaphors is central to interpretive research. Therefore, presentation of these different interpretations of the same topic (literature reviews) provides a unique opportunity to appreciate "seeking interpretations" as a research methodology. Readers are advised to read these two other interpretations as well as this paper, noting how a different root metaphor can lead to very different appreciation of a situation. Therefore, and .... https://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/761

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Author(ity): The Literature Review as Expert Witnesses ; volume:4 ; number:1 ; day:31 ; month:01 ; year:2003 ; Forum qualitative Sozialforschung ; 4, Heft 1 (31.01.2003)

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Urheber: Metcalfe, Mike

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.17169/fqs-4.1.761
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0301187
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 15.08.2025, 07:31 MESZ