The aim of this session was to provide a broad understanding for the use of qualitative methods in social science researches.
The session attempted to answer following questions:
-What are the different epistemological/ontological considerations in social science?
-Why and when do we need qualitative methods?
-What distinguishes a qualitative research from quantitative one?
-How to collect qualitative data
-How to analyse qualitative data
This session might be particularly useful for post graduate students in sociology and management
Biography:
Professor Selcuk Uygur is a Lecturer in Business Ethics. He has received his PhD degree from Brunel Business School on management researches. Selcuk holds an MBA degree from Baskent University and a BA degree from Inonu University, Turkey. His research interests include work ethic, business ethics and social responsibility, influence of religion in business, enterprise culture and entrepreneurship. He is a reviewer for the Journal of Business Ethics. Selcuk is acting as a member of the Centre for Research into Emotion Work and Employment Studies (CREWES) at Brunel Business School. He is also member of the European Business Ethic Network (EBEN) since 2007, and Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE). Dr. Uygur teaches the following modules at BBS:
MG3113 Business Ethics, Environmental Sustainability and Governance
MG3123 Issues & Controversies in Marketing Project
MG5570 Understanding Business and Management Research Methods
Journal Publications:
Uygur, S. (2009). “Islamic Work Ethic and the Emergence of Turkish SME Owner-Managers”, Journal of Business Ethics, 88 (1), p.211. (3* in ABS)
Conferences:
Uygur, S. & Spence, L. (2010). Religion as a Source of Moral Energy for Turkish Entrepreneurs, The 33rd Annual ISBE Conference Looking to the Future: Economic and Social Regeneration through Entrepreneurial Activity, London, 3rd & 4th November 2010
Uygur, S. (2009). Conceptualization of Muslim Work Ethic within Turkish Context, LSE Contemporary Turkish Studies 2nd Doctoral Dissertation Conference, 1 May 2009, London School of Economics, London, UK.
Uygur, S. (2008). Is This the “Islamic Work Ethic”? The Emergence of Turkish SME Owner-managers. The European Business Ethic Network (EBEN) 21st Annual Conference, October 17-19, Antalya, Turkey.
Uygur, S. (2007). “Islamic Puritanism as a Source of Economic Development: The Contributions of the Gulen Movement”, International Conference: Muslim World in Transition, October 25-27, London School of Economics & SOAS University of London, London, U.K.
Uygur, S. (2003). “Cultural Relativity of Work Ethic: A Qualitative Study”, Hacettepe University Research Centre for Business and Professional Ethics (HUEM), 1stInternational Business Ethics Conference, September 17-19, Ankara, Turkey.