Qualitative Meta-Analysis in Management Research:Research Questions,Operation Tactics,and Application Directions
Previous meta-analysis studies in the field of management focused on the use of quanti-tative meta-analysis method,so that many qualitative studies were not effectively accumulated and re-fined.Qualitative meta-analysis,as a method of integrating qualitative studies,can forcefully solve the"island"phenomenon among previous managerial qualitative studies,aiming to construct general management theory.In view of this,firstly,the connotation,epistemological basis and advantages o-ver other research methods of qualitative meta-analysis are introduced.On this basis,previous studies are reviewed and the current status of the application of qualitative meta-analysis is summarized,in-cluding applicable research questions and specific operational tactics.Finally,the prospects for the ap-plication of qualitative meta-analysis method in future management research are presented from three aspects:questions,operations and methods.