Sequential mixed methods research is an effective approach for investigating complex problems, but it has not been extensively used in construction management research. In South Africa, the HIV/AIDS pandemic has seen construction management taking on a vital responsibility since the government called upon the private sector to play a greater part in combating HIV/AIDS. However, the South African construction industry has been slow in responding to this call, and many organisations are not fully aware of what such involvement might mean. A sequential mixed methods research approach was used to investigate this problem. As the research is ongoing, it is described in this article as a research journey; the findings of each stage have determined the best method for the next. Findings of each stage are not presented in detail, since the main purpose of this article is to show the effectiveness of the research method. The approach commenced with a quantitative survey to establish base-line information. Semi-structured interviews then yielded richer qualitative data before quantitative datasets were revisited to exploit their potential for more complex analysis and modelling. Findings to date show that corporate knowledge about HIV/AIDS is inconsistent, that intervention management may miss the population most affected, and that the stigma of being HIV+ is a major barrier that frequently prevents disclosure and thus misses the benefits that employer organisations can bring. The construction industry needs to find better ways to promote disclosure and minimise stigmatisation. The applied example shows that the adoption of sequential mixed methods has responded to individual stage data needs and provided essential flexibility for the research. It is an effective approach where end outcomes are not sufficiently clear at the outset of the research.

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南非建筑组织采用顺序混合方法研究方法调查艾滋病毒/艾滋病干预管理

顺序混合方法研究是研究复杂问题的有效方法，但尚未在建筑管理研究中广泛使用。在南非，自从政府呼吁私营部门在防治艾滋病毒/艾滋病中发挥更大作用以来，艾滋病毒/艾滋病的流行就使建筑管理承担着至关重要的责任。但是，南非建筑业对这一呼吁的反应一直很慢，许多组织还没有完全意识到这种参与可能意味着什么。使用顺序混合方法研究方法来研究此问题。随着研究的进行，本文将其描述为研究历程。每个阶段的发现都为下一步确定了最佳方法。每个阶段的结果均未详细介绍，因为本文的主要目的是证明研究方法的有效性。该方法首先进行定量调查以建立基准信息。然后，在重新访问定量数据集以利用其潜力进行更复杂的分析和建模之前，半结构式访谈产生了更丰富的定性数据。迄今为止的发现表明，企业对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的认识是不一致的，干预管理可能会错过受影响最严重的人群，而被艾滋病毒+污名化是主要障碍，经常阻碍信息披露，从而错过了雇主组织可以带来的好处。建筑行业需要找到更好的方法来促进披露并最大程度地减少污名化。应用实例表明，采用顺序混合方法已经满足了各个阶段的数据需求，并为研究提供了必要的灵活性。这是一种有效的方法，在研究开始时最终结果还不够清楚。