{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7225401029","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10429247.2026.2746394","title":"An Examination of Knowledge and Effective Use of Mixed Methods in Engineering Practice","display_name":"An Examination of Knowledge and Effective Use of Mixed Methods in Engineering Practice","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-11-06","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7225401029","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10429247.2026.2746394"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1080/10429247.2026.2746394","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10429247.2026.2746394","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10429247.2026.2746394","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210230903","display_name":"Engineering Management Journal","issn_l":"1042-9247","issn":["1042-9247","2377-0643"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["abdc-b","cwts-core","jufo-1","norway-1","poland-40","russia-white-list-2","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320547","host_organization_name":"Taylor & Francis","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320547","https://openalex.org/P4310320449"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Taylor & Francis","Informa"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Engineering Management Journal","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5119334063","display_name":"Edward James Isoghie","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8316-136X","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8316-136X"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I142740786","display_name":"University of Louisville","ror":"https://ror.org/01ckdn478","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I142740786"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Edward Isoghie","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Louisville"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Louisville","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I142740786"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5005040180","display_name":"Thomas R. Tretter","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3144-0431","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3144-0431"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I142740786","display_name":"University of Louisville","ror":"https://ror.org/01ckdn478","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I142740786"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Thomas Tretter","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Louisville"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3144-0431","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Louisville","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I142740786"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5036311768","display_name":"Jeffrey Hieb","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I142740786","display_name":"University of Louisville","ror":"https://ror.org/01ckdn478","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I142740786"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jeffrey Hieb","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Louisville"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Louisville","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I142740786"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5057915397","display_name":"Jason J. Saleem","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7397-5170","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7397-5170"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I142740786","display_name":"University of Louisville","ror":"https://ror.org/01ckdn478","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I142740786"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jason J. Saleem","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Louisville"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Louisville","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I142740786"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5119334063"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I142740786"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.0,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1","last_page":"15"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12926","display_name":"Business Strategies and Management Research","score":0.6298999786376953,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1408","display_name":"Strategy and Management"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/14","display_name":"Business, Management and Accounting"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12926","display_name":"Business Strategies and Management Research","score":0.6298999786376953,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1408","display_name":"Strategy and Management"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/14","display_name":"Business, Management and Accounting"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11530","display_name":"Business and Management Studies","score":0.10279999673366547,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1403","display_name":"Business and International Management"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/14","display_name":"Business, Management and Accounting"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10561","display_name":"Educational Research and Methods","score":0.039799999445676804,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mixed-methods-research","display_name":"mixed methods","score":0.9319999814033508},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/qualitative-research","display_name":"qualitative research","score":0.6240000128746033},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering-practice","display_name":"engineering practice","score":0.7250000238418579},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering-management","display_name":"engineering management","score":0.640999972820282},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-integration","display_name":"data integration","score":0.7009999752044678},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/decision-making","display_name":"decision-making","score":0.8740000128746033},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/methodological-quality","display_name":"methodological quality","score":0.7459999918937683},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/interdisciplinary-collaboration","display_name":"interdisciplinary collaboration","score":0.7279999852180481},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/work-readiness","display_name":"career readiness","score":0.6110000014305115}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C539667460","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2414942","display_name":"Management science","level":1,"score":0.42739999294281006},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.41760000586509705},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.38600000739097595},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C110354214","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6314146","display_name":"Engineering management","level":1,"score":0.35679998993873596},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C56739046","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192060","display_name":"Knowledge management","level":1,"score":0.3492000102996826},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C55587333","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1133029","display_name":"Engineering ethics","level":1,"score":0.2973000109195709},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C201995342","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q682496","display_name":"Systems engineering","level":1,"score":0.28060001134872437},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C195094911","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14167904","display_name":"Process management","level":1,"score":0.27129998803138733},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C84685590","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1540472","display_name":"Knowledge engineering","level":2,"score":0.2676999866962433},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C112930515","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4389547","display_name":"Risk analysis (engineering)","level":1,"score":0.24560000002384186}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1080/10429247.2026.2746394","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10429247.2026.2746394","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10429247.2026.2746394","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210230903","display_name":"Engineering Management Journal","issn_l":"1042-9247","issn":["1042-9247","2377-0643"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["abdc-b","cwts-core","jufo-1","norway-1","poland-40","russia-white-list-2","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320547","host_organization_name":"Taylor & Francis","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320547","https://openalex.org/P4310320449"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Taylor & Francis","Informa"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Engineering Management Journal","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"study_designs":[{"display_name":"Observational Study","id":"https://openalex.org/study-designs/observational-study"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":33,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W633822224","https://openalex.org/W1987639441","https://openalex.org/W1994324487","https://openalex.org/W2026882671","https://openalex.org/W2057327092","https://openalex.org/W2073636544","https://openalex.org/W2122838852","https://openalex.org/W2128374977","https://openalex.org/W2165935007","https://openalex.org/W2167195020","https://openalex.org/W2169888706","https://openalex.org/W2768488119","https://openalex.org/W2786093879","https://openalex.org/W2805723528","https://openalex.org/W3028508776","https://openalex.org/W3030116518","https://openalex.org/W3126323691","https://openalex.org/W3173730606","https://openalex.org/W3193736443","https://openalex.org/W4225286312","https://openalex.org/W4317399058","https://openalex.org/W4381715625","https://openalex.org/W4385945327","https://openalex.org/W4390235024","https://openalex.org/W4390954004","https://openalex.org/W4390954921","https://openalex.org/W4401989753","https://openalex.org/W4405267695","https://openalex.org/W4405473759","https://openalex.org/W4412885278","https://openalex.org/W4414831907","https://openalex.org/W4415330403","https://openalex.org/W7117116214"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2902887152","https://openalex.org/W2400138436","https://openalex.org/W2741900800","https://openalex.org/W2471949296","https://openalex.org/W4242296943","https://openalex.org/W3187921934","https://openalex.org/W2742268193","https://openalex.org/W6987915239","https://openalex.org/W2793052747","https://openalex.org/W2803145213"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"This":[0,173],"study":[1,99,174],"examines":[2],"the":[3,95,150,179,185,197,214,217],"current":[4],"state":[5],"of":[6,15,92,94,111,152,182,187,199,209,220],"industry":[7,101,117],"practice":[8,198],"in":[9,145,162,190,213],"engineering":[10,37,84,120,146,191,200,221],"professionals\u2019":[11],"use":[12,208],"and":[13,25,39,55,74,86,105,109,167,184,207,216,231],"value":[14,151,181],"mixed-methods,":[16,153],"with":[17,72,103],"a":[18,60,90,128,176],"focus":[19],"on":[20,124],"how":[21],"organizations":[22],"integrate":[23],"qualitative":[24,104,133,163,225],"quantitative":[26,125,143],"data":[27,71,79,88,126,171],"to":[28,49,138,223],"support":[29],"decision-making.":[30],"As":[31],"industrial":[32,83],"systems":[33],"become":[34],"increasingly":[35],"complex,":[36],"managers":[38,121],"professionals":[40,85,118,222],"face":[41],"challenges":[42],"that":[43,116],"extend":[44],"beyond":[45],"technical":[46],"performance":[47],"metrics":[48],"include":[50],"human":[51],"behavior,":[52],"organizational":[53],"culture,":[54],"contextual":[56],"constraints.":[57],"Mixed-methods":[58],"offer":[59],"structured":[61],"approach":[62],"for":[63,227],"addressing":[64],"these":[65],"multidimensional":[66],"problems":[67],"by":[68,202,211],"combining":[69],"numerical":[70],"experiential":[73],"descriptive":[75],"insights.":[76],"Using":[77],"survey":[78,96],"from":[80,89],"30":[81],"practicing":[82],"interview":[87],"subset":[91],"12":[93],"respondents,":[97],"this":[98],"explores":[100],"familiarity":[102],"mixed-methods":[106,183,210],"approaches,":[107],"usage":[108],"degree":[110],"application.":[112],"The":[113],"findings":[114,194],"indicate":[115],"including":[119,158],"frequently":[122],"rely":[123],"as":[127],"primary":[129],"decision":[130],"foundation,":[131],"while":[132],"methods":[134,226],"are":[135],"often":[136],"employed":[137],"contextualize,":[139],"interpret,":[140],"or":[141],"explain":[142],"outcomes":[144],"practices.":[147,192],"Despite":[148],"recognizing":[149],"participants":[154],"report":[155],"notable":[156],"challenges,":[157],"limited":[159],"formal":[160],"training":[161],"techniques,":[164],"methodological":[165],"rigor,":[166],"difficulties":[168],"integrating":[169],"heterogeneous":[170],"sources.":[172],"highlights":[175],"gap":[177],"between":[178],"acknowledged":[180],"depth":[186],"their":[188],"execution":[189],"These":[193],"may":[195],"inform":[196],"management":[201],"offering":[203],"insight":[204],"into":[205],"knowledge":[206],"engineers":[212],"workplace,":[215],"perceived":[218],"need":[219],"learn":[224],"improved":[228],"workforce":[229],"readiness":[230],"enhanced":[232],"interdisciplinary":[233],"collaboration.":[234]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-11-09T13:22:03.289127","created_date":"2026-11-07T00:00:00"}