The Qualitative Report Article of the Week

Flirtation Rejection Strategies: Toward an Understanding of Communicative Disinterest in Flirting

Alan K. Goodboy
Bloomsburg University, Pennsylvania, USA

Maria Brann
West Virginia University, West Virginia, USA

Qualitative Research in the News

• TQR Second Annual Conference: Call for Submission Deadline: March 31, 2010
• TQR Launches New Video Series and Other News
• Five Questions to Ask before You Do Focus Groups
• The Thought Project
• 2010 Qualitative Research Consultants Association Global Outreach Scholarship

The Weekly Review

Creative Combinations in Qualitative Inquiry

Robin Cooper
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Qualitative Research Resource of the Week

An Overview of Action Research presents basic action research processes and principles, states appropriate usage, discusses its evolution, and reviews various kinds of action research being used today.

NSU Online Graduate Qualitative Research Certificate Program Begins Second Year

The NSU Graduate Qualitative Research Certificate Program enters its second year as we begin accepting applications for summer 2010 courses. The Certificate's eight three-credit hour, online courses designed to prepare faculty, professional research consultants, and graduate students to understand and practice a variety of qualitative research approaches begins its second year. The program features

• Experienced and Compassionate Qualitative Research Faculty
• Talented, Diverse, and Supportive Students
• Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis Courses
• One-on-One Mentoring
• Ability to Customize Your Learning

For more information regarding this unique online learning experience, please email Ron Chenail at ron@nova.edu.

New Calls for Conferences and Journals and Training Opportunities

• The Qualitative Report Second Annual Conference - Call for Proposals
• 7th Annual Graduate Student Ethnography Conference - Call for Abstracts
• The 11th Participatory Design Conference - Call for Submissions
• Sixth Colloquium in Qualitative Health Research - Call for Abstracts
• 8th International Qualitative Research Conference - Call for Abstracts
• 16th Qualitative Health Research Conference - Call for Abstracts
• 11th Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference - Call for Abstracts
• 10th Thinking Qualitatively - Call for Posters

Previously Announced Open Calls and Conferences

New and Notable Qualitative Research Articles: Qualitative Research in Business

• Johnson, K. L., & Duxbury, L. (2010). The view from the field: A case study of the expatriate boundary-spanning role. Journal of World Business, 45(1), 29-40. Abstract
• Keh, H. T., & Pang, J. (2010). Customer reactions to service separation. Journal of Marketing, 74(2), 55-70. Abstract
• Toumainen, H. M. (2009). Ethnic identity, (post)colonialism and foodways: Ghanaians in London. Food, Culture and Society, 12(4), 525-554. Abstract
• Wagner, S. M., Lukassen, P., & Mahlendorf, M. (2010). Misused and missed use: Grounded theory and objective hermeneutics as methods for research in industrial marketing. Industrial Marketing Management, 39(1), 5-15. Abstract
• Visconti, L. M. (2010). Ethnographic case study (ECS): Abductive modeling of ethnography and improving the relevance in business marketing research. Industrial Marketing Management, 39(1), 25-39. Abstract

Qualitative Research Employment Opportunities

• Assistant Research Executive (Millward Brown)
• Brand Manager (The Boston Beer Company)
• Canada Research Chair in Narrative (St. Thomas University)
• Director of Client Management (Millward Brown)
• Director/Partner, Qualitative Research (Princetonone)
• Field Interviewer (New England Research Institutes, Inc.)
• Intelligence Analyst (Qualitative Analytical) (Delex Systems, Inc.)
• Lead Qualitative Researcher (Morgan Search)
• Market Research - Account Executive (Millward Brown)
• Marketing Strategist (Leopard Communications)
• Project Manager Marketing Staples Account Management (Staples)
• Qualitative Marketing Research Consultant (ZS Associates)
• Qualitative Research Prodigy (Smarty Pants)
• Qualitative Research Project Analyst (Mindwave Research)
• Senior Research Associate (ICF Macro)

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