The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research in Organizational Communication is a state-of-the-art resource for scholars, students, and practitioners seeking to deepen their understanding and expertise in this dynamic field. Written by a global team of established and emerging experts, this Handbook provides a comprehensive exploration of the field's foundational traditions of epistemology and theory, as well as its latest methodologies, methods, issues, and debates.

Foreword - James R. BarkerIntroduction: Toward a Methodological Lingua Franca for Qualitative Research in Organizational Communication - Boris H. J. M. Brummans, Bryan C. Taylor, and Anu SivunenPart 1: Approaches to Qualitative Organizational Communication ResearchChapter 1: From Mixed Methods to Mixed Research Approaches for Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Jody L. S. Jahn and Karen K. MyersChapter 2: Ethnographic Approaches to Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Angela N. Gist-Mackey and Cristin A. ComptonChapter 3: Rhetorical Approaches to Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Charles Conrad and George CheneyChapter 4: Pragmatist Approaches to Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - François Cooren, Philippe Lorino, and Daniel RobichaudChapter 5: Phenomenological Approaches to Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Rebecca J. Meisenbach and Madeline S. PringleChapter 6: Approaches to Qualitative Research on the Communicative Constitution of Organizations - Theresa CastorChapter 7: Feminist Approaches to Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Patrice M. Buzzanell, Spencer Margulies, Evgeniya Pyatovskaya, and Patricia K. AbijahChapter 8: Critical Race Theory and Intersectional Approaches to Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Jasmine T. Austin and Tianna L. CobbChapter 9: Postcolonial Qualitative Research in Organizational Communication - Mahuya Pal, Beatriz Nieto-Fernandez, and Silpa SatheeshChapter 10: Queer Approaches to Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Jamie McDonald and Elizabeth K. EgerChapter 11: Ethnography of Communication Approaches to Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Trudy Milburn and Sunny Lie OwensChapter 12: Autoethnography and Organizational Communication: Tracing their Convergence and Divergence - Kurt Lindemann and Yea-Wen ChenChapter 13: Engaged Scholarship Approaches to Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - J. Kevin Barge and Anna W. WolfePart 2: Data Collection in Qualitative Organizational Communication Research: Methods and IssuesChapter 14: Research Design in Qualitative Organizational Communication Studies - Bryan C. Taylor and Ryan S. BiselChapter 15: Challenges Faced by Qualitative Researchers in Negotiating Access to Organizational Communication Settings - Keri K. Stephens, Craig R. Scott, and Nancy H. CarlsonChapter 16: Interviews and Focus Groups in Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Brenda L. BerkelaarChapter 17: Participatory Methods in Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Rebecca Gill and Joshua B. BarbourChapter 18: Collecting Digital Data in Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Jennifer L. Gibbs and Salla-Maaria LaaksonenChapter 19: Collecting Visual Data in Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Elizabeth Wilhoit LarsonPart 3: Data Analysis and Representation in Qualitative Organizational Communication Research: Methods and IssuesChapter 20: Phronetic Iterative Qualitative Data Analysis (PIQDA) in Organizational Communication Research - Sarah J. Tracy, Angela Gist-Mackey, and Marco DehnertChapter 21: Narrative Analysis in Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Stephanie L. Dailey, Larry Davis Browning, and Jan-Oddvar SørnesChapter 22: Rhetorical Analysis in Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Chantal Benoit-Barné and Mathieu ChaputChapter 23: Conversation Analysis in Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Jonathan Clifton and Jakob Rømer BarfodChapter 24: Ventriloquial Analysis in Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Ellen Nathues, François Cooren, and Mark van VuurenChapter 25: Analysis of Sociomateriality and Affect in Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Jennifer J. Mease and Scott E. BrantonChapter 26: Critical Discourse Analysis in Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Debbie S. Dougherty and Blessing OkaforChapter 27: Past, Present, and Future Analysis of Digital Work in Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Luisa Ruge-Jones, William C. Barley, and Jeffrey W. TreemChapter 28: Analysis of Tensions and Paradoxes in Qualitative Organizational Communication Research - Gail T. Fairhurst and Linda L. PutnamChapter 29: A Process Ontology Perspective on Qualitative Analysis in Organizational Communication Research - Consuelo Vásquez, Viviane Sergi, and Anthony HussenotChapter 30: Positionings: Toward a Relational Understanding of Representation and Writing in Organizational Communication Research - Oana Brindusa Albu, Boukje Cnossen, and Chahrazad AbdallahPart 4: The Future of Qualitative Organizational Communication ResearchChapter 31: Digital Forensics: A Guide to Conducting Qualitative Research on Organizational Communication and Digital Technology - Mikkel Flyverbom, Paul M. Leonardi, and Nitzan NavickChapter 32: Hybridity, Visibility, and Organizing: Globalization and Qualitative Methods in Organizational Communication Research - Shiv Ganesh, Cynthia Stohl, and Samantha JamesChapter 33: Organizing Post-qualitative Research in Organizational Communication - Kate Lockwood HarrisChapter 34: Qualitative Research in Organizational Communication Post-COVID-19 - Kirstie McAllum, Stephanie Fox, Laura Ginoux, Heather Zoller, Andrea Zorn, and Theodore E. ZornAfterword from the Perspective of a Management Scholar - Silvia GherardiAfterword from the Perspective of Two Organizational Communication Scholars - Eric M. Eisenberg and Patricia Geist-Martin