2025-2026 Webcast Lecture Series
Qualitative Meta-Studies
Dr. Stefanie Habersang
Friday, October 3 | 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM EDT
Abstract
Qualitative meta-studies (QMS) are increasingly recognized as a fruitful qualitative methodology in management research. QMS serves as an umbrella term for scientific inquiries that reanalyze and synthesize rich, contextualized qualitative case studies or case material to generate novel theoretical insights and enhance the transferability of qualitative findings. In this lecture, we will explore different approaches to QMS and their epistemological foundations examine the kinds of theoretical and practical insights they can generate, and challenge some of the common myths surrounding this methodology. The session provides a hands-on introduction to QMS and illustrates, through empirical examples, the core methodological choices in QMS as well as the reflective, yet often implicit, meta-practices essential for deriving meaningful results from QMS.
Dr. Stefanie Habersang
Biography
Stefanie Habersang is an Assistant Professor in Business Administration, in particular Digital Transformation, at Leuphana University Lüneburg in Germany. She earned her PhD at Leuphana University and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Copenhagen Business School. Her research focuses on digital transformation, sustainability and entrepreneurship. She has a particular interest in advancing and innovating qualitative methods such as qualitative meta-studies and meta-ethnography. Her work has been published in the Journal of Management Studies, Organizational Research Methods and Organization Studies.
