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UNINA9910783791003321 |
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Autore |
Johnson Phil <1955-> |
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Titolo |
Understanding management research [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to epistemology / / Phil Johnson and Joanne Duberley |
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ISBN |
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1-4462-3061-9 |
0-85702-018-8 |
1-280-37040-8 |
9786610370405 |
1-4129-3255-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (vii, 216 p.) : ill |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Management - Research - Methodology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Introduction - The Importance of Epistemology in Management Research; Chapter 2 - Positivist Epistemology - The Search for Foundations?; Chapter 3 - Positivism - The Management Mainstream?; Chapter 4 - Conventionalist Epistemology - The Socialization of Science?; Chapter 5 - Postmodernist Epistemology - Relativism Unleashed?; Chapter 6 - Critical Theory and Management - The Return of Rationalism and the Promise of Progress?; Chapter 7 - Pragmatism and Critical Realism - Transcending Descartes' Either/Or? |
Chapter 8 - Conclusions - A More Reflexive Approach towards Management ResearchReferences; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Understanding Management Research is an invaluable introduction for students and researchers of management who are confronting a new research project. |
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