The use of triangulation in theses and dissertations of postgraduate programs in administration in Brazil

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13058/raep.2018.v19n2.853

Keywords:

Triangulation, Research Methods, Qualitative research

Abstract

The use of triangulation in qualitative studies in the area of Administration has been seen as a procedure related to methodological rigor and to increase the quality of research, including theses and dissertations. Nevertheless, due to the diverse possibilities of employing it, the design and practice of triangulation appear to be still not fully understood. In this sense, this study aimed to identify, analyze and exemplify the use of triangulation in theses and dissertations of the Administration area in Brazil. From the works found in the thesis and dissertations database of CAPES, the work was analyzed, initially trying to identify the methodologies used in the studies and later trying to analyze and exemplify the use of the different types of triangulation. The results show that it is possible to find, in the scope of Brazilian theses and dissertations in the area of administration, the use of all typologies (among methods, intra-method, data, theories and researchers) present in the literature, with a predominance of triangulation between methods. On the other hand, the scarce use of triangulation of theories was identified. It is concluded that triangulation is a procedure that has contributed to the scientific rigor in theses and dissertations, and made possible the extension of the understanding of various themes and phenomena in the area of Administration in the country.

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Author Biographies

Alfredo Ribeiro Cárdenas, Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina, Gaspar, SC

Mestre em Administração pela UDESC.

Áreas de interesse em pesquisa: Educação empreendedora; Ensino e Pesquisa em Administração.


Tiago da Costa, Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, Laranjeiras do Sul, PR

Mestre em Administração pela UDESC.
Áreas de interesse em pesquisa: Desenvolvimento Territorial; Sustentabilidade; Inovação Social.

Graziela Dias Alperstedt, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC

Doutora em Engenharia de Produção e Sistemas pela UFSC.

Áreas de interesse em pesquisa: Organizações, Sustentabilidade e Inovação Social; Ensino e Pesquisa em Administração.


Simone Ghisi Feuerschütte, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC

Doutora em Engenharia de Produção e Sistemas pela UFSC.

Áreas de interesse em pesquisa: Subjetividade nas Organizações; Gestão de Pessoas e Comportamento Humano nas Organizações; Métodos Qualitativos em Administração.


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Published

2018-05-01

How to Cite

Cárdenas, A. R., da Costa, T., Alperstedt, G. D., & Feuerschütte, S. G. (2018). The use of triangulation in theses and dissertations of postgraduate programs in administration in Brazil. Administração: Ensino E Pesquisa, 19(2), 243–276. https://doi.org/10.13058/raep.2018.v19n2.853

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Vol. 19 No. 2 (2018): May-August

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