Applying case study approach and triangulation methods of data collection in the ICT context in Libya

Allali, B; Kulatunga, U

Abstract

In the last few decades concepts such as organizational culture (OC) and knowledge sharing (KS) have been
conceived as being interrelated phenomena where each one influences the other. In the current business and
technology literature, there is a significant argument that specific elements of organizational culture can have
influence, either positively or negatively, on the process of knowledge sharing in business organizations
including in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firms. Earlier studies in the area of KS and OC
have utilized either qualitative or quantitative approaches to study the relationship between OC and KS. But in
the current study the authors examined the relationship between OC and KS by using case study approach
supported with triangulation methods (questionnaires, semi-structured interviews and document analysis) to
reflect both qualitative and quantitative perspectives of the interaction between KS and OC. Four different small
firms (two public and two private cases) in the Libyan critical context, as the country has been experiencing a
political and social conflict since 2011, were selected. The authors found that using triangulation methods to
collect the data in the protocol of case study approach in the Libyan context is powerful because it allowed the
authors to examine the interaction between the phenomenon of SK and OC from different angles and at the
same time it allowed them collect more credible and reliable data and access to the studied context and
participators in different ways which enhanced the value of the collect data.

Citation

Allali, B., & Kulatunga, U. (2015, April). Applying case study approach and triangulation methods of data collection in the ICT context in Libya. Presented at Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Doctoral workshop, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Doctoral workshop
• Conference Location: Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland
• Start Date: Apr 10, 2015
• Acceptance Date: Feb 1, 2015
• Publication Date: Apr 10, 2015
• Deposit Date: Jun 30, 2015
• Publisher URL: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/workshops/2015-04_Dublin-Proceedings.pdf
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• Additional Information: Event Type : Conference