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orgsci-methods
Use when choosing and defending the research design for an Organization Science manuscript — matching one of the journal's eclectic methods (qualitative/inductive, quantitative/archival, experimental, computational/simulation, formal-analytical) to the question and level of analysis, and justifying design without requiring causal identification.
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# Research Design & Methods (orgsci-methods)
## When to trigger
- You are choosing a method, or a reviewer says the method does not fit the question
- A reviewer demands causal identification you cannot obtain
- Your level of analysis and your data source do not line up
- You are mixing methods and need to justify the combination
## Match the method to the question — the journal is pluralistic
Organization Science is **methodologically eclectic**: it publishes qualitative and inductive fieldwork, quantitative and archival studies, experiments, computational/simulation models, and formal-analytical theory, and it does not privilege one. The design must **fit the theoretical contribution and the level of analysis**, not signal methodological fashion.
| Theoretical goal / data structure | Design that fits |