The philosophy of management research
- Oxon Routledge 2017
- x, 233 p.
- Routledge advances in management and business studies .
Table of contents:
1. Philosophy: An Under-Laborer Serving Researchers 2. Explanation: Different Ways of Answering "Why?" 3. Assumptions: Not Something to be Assumed Away 4. Theory Testing: A Seemingly Straightforward Process 5. Generalization: A Controversial Endeavor 6. Replication: An Ignored Necessity 7. Historiography: A Neglected Research Method 8. Looking Ahead: To Be, or Not to Be, a Science Appendix: How Philosophy Contributes to Research Methodology
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.
Despite an increasing number of scattered philosophy-based discussions of research methodology, there has not been a book that provides a systematic and more comprehensive treatment of the subject. This book addresses this gap in the market and provides new ideas and arguments for guiding management researchers.