Understanding management research : an introduction to epistemology / / Phil Johnson and Joanne Duberley

• Autore: Johnson Phil
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Thousand Oaks, : SAGE Publications, 2000; London ; ; Thousand Oaks : , : SAGE Publications, , 2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vii, 216 p.) : ill
• Disciplina: 658.0072
• Soggetto topico: Management - Research - Methodology; Industrial management - Research - Methodology; Knowledge, Theory of
• Altri autori: DuberleyJoanne
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-209) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Understanding Management Research is an invaluable introduction for students and researchers of management who are confronting a new research project.
• Titolo autorizzato: Understanding management research
• ISBN: 9786610370405; 9781446230619; 1446230619; 9780857020185; 0857020188; 9781280370403; 1280370408; 9781412932554; 1412932556
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910967281503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II