The author of the following Wikipedia article discusses research in the social sciences. Multimethodology is more commonly known as mixed methods research. Mingers, the author cited below, specializes in operations research, where the term 'multimethodology' appears to be more widely used than in other branches of social science.
In broad terms, the methods that are mixed in this type of research are quantitative (sometimes referred to as "hard") and qualitative (sometimes referred to as "soft") approaches.
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This is a summary of the seminal paper of the same title by Mingers and Brocklesby (1997).
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mixed methods [1]Multimethodology: Towards a Framework For Mixing Methodologies
Desirability
The author makes a case for multimethodology as a strategy for intervention or research. The desirability stems from 4 observations:
Feasibility
The author then addresses some of the problems, namely:
Framework
Conclusion
Multimethodology is desirable and feasible because it gives a more complete view and because the requirement during the different phases of the intervention (or research project) make very specific demands on a general methodology. While it is demanding, it is more effective to choose the right tool for the job at hand