摘要：The goal of this theoretical-methodological essay is to present and discuss the methodology of Discussion Group (DG) as a group practice in qualitative research, opening further possibilities to apply it in organizational studies. The essay is structured as follows: first, we present a warning about the misconception involving the practice of DG as a prescription; second, we describe DG and group discourse; then we differentiate DG and focus group; finally, we discuss the technical elements of DG. This essay contributes to present this methodology to researchers of organizational studies and to develop the place of group practices in social research.
关键词：Discussion group, research techniques, group practices, qualitative research, methodology;Grupo de discusión, técnicas de investigación, prácticas de grupo, investigación cualitativa, metodología;Grupo de discussão, técnicas de pesquisa, práticas de grupo, pesquisa qualitativa, metodologia
