Qualitatively capturing institutional logics
梳理了定性研究中研究制度逻辑的三种技术:模式演绎、模式匹配和模式归纳,解释了每种方法的假设、操作、挑战和优势,并举例说明如何改进理论。
There is an ever-increasing volume of studies investigating institutional logics, and yet qualitative methods for studying this phenomenon are not clear. In this essay, we examine how qualitative scholars convince their readers that they are actually studying institutional logics. We identify three different, but non-exclusive techniques that have been employed: pattern deducing, pattern matching, and pattern inducing. For each of these approaches, we explain the ontological assumptions, methodological techniques, challenges, and benefits. In addition, we provide examples of how specific studies have analyzed and presented qualitative data to improve theory about institutional logics.