The Design of Member Review Showing What to Organization Members and Why

Noting　various　forces　prompting　qualitative　researchers　to　incorporate　some　form　of　member　review　into　their　studies,　this　article　aims　to　help　researchers　anticipate　and　develop　their　own　considered　strategies　for　designing　and　executing　this　process.　Drawing　on　existing　discussions　of　member　review　in　the　sociological　and　anthropological　literature,　the　article　develops　a　framework　that　suggests　different　ways　in　which　member　reviews　might　be　designed　and　executed,　it　outlines　the　types　of　challenges　researchers　may　anticipate　during　execution　of　the　designs　and　highlights　the　positive　and　negative　influences　that　creating　the　opportunity　for　such　challenges　can　have　on　the　research.　A　dissertation-based　case　study　illustrates　how　challenges　to　the　research　arising　from　execution　of　a　particular　member　review　design　unfolded　in　practice　and　forms　the　basis　for　considering　how　researchers　might　respond　when　research　participants　take　exception　to　what　we　write.