Qualitative Vignettes Drawing on Real Cases as Method in Organizational Research

Abstract

This paper aims to present the importance of qualitative vignettes based on real cases in organizational research and b) to show how to create such vignettes from our experience researching collective decision-making at a university senate. We defend that qualitative vignette based on real cases are a promising methodological resource in organizational research because they open space for people to reflect on what they do, evoking their actions and the dynamic of social practices of groups they are involved. We concluded that vignettes based on real cases increase the trustworthiness of data generated by the research and are also a good option to be combined with other qualitative methods.