I am conducting my MSc in Organisational Psychology and my thesis is centred on how managers support their teams various needs (across both short- and long-term and with regard to wellbeing or performance).

In my analysis, I am observing codes which differ in the managers style when meeting their teams short term needs compared with their long term needs as the managers talk differently / use different language to explain their actions.

Would this be an example of discursive analysis, and if so, is it then inappropriate to refer to if using a IPA methodology?

Many thanks in advance!