The philosophy of management research
By: Tsang, Eric W. K
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BookSeries: Routledge advances in management and business studies ; 64.Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, c2017.Description: x, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781138902572Subject(s): Management -- Research -- Philosophy | Management -- Methodology -- PhilosophyDDC classification: 658.0072 Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 658.0072 TS PH (Browse shelf) | Available | T0054983 |
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| 658.0072 RE GR Grounded Theory : | 658.0072 RO MA Management research : | 658.0072 TO MA Management studies in crisis : | 658.0072 TS PH The philosophy of management research | 658.00722 MA LE Learning with cases / | 658.00722 MA LE Learning with cases / | 658.007227 KE IN An introduction to critical management research / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Philosophy: an under-laborer serving researchers -- Explanation: different ways of answering "why?" -- Assumptions: not something to be assumed away -- Theory testing: a seemingly straightforward process -- Generalization: a controversial endeavor -- Replication: an ignored necessity -- Historiography: a neglected research method -- Looking ahead: to be, or not to be, a science.
The field of management research is commonly regarded as or aspires to be a science discipline. As such, management researchers face similar methodological problems as their counterparts in other science disciplines. There are at least two ways that philosophy is connected with management research: ontological and epistemological.