an introduction to epistemology Johnson, Phil. creator Duberley, Joanne. text bibliography enk London Thousand Oaks SAGE Publications 2000 monographic eng

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vii, 216 p. ; 24 cm. Machine generated contents note: 1 Introduction - The Importance of Epistemology in -- Management Research -- 2 Positivist Epistemology - The Search for Foundations? -- 3 Positivism - The Management Mainstream? -- 4 Conventionalist Epistemology - The Socialization of Science? -- 5 Postmodernist Epistemology - Relativism Unleashed? -- 6 Critical Theory and Management - The Return to -- Rationalism and the Promise of Progress? -- 7 Pragmatism and Critical Realism - Transcending Descartes' -- Either/Or? -- 8 Conclusions - A More Reflexive Approach towards -- Management Research -- References -- Index. Phil Johnson and Joanne Duberley. Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-209) and index. Management School of Business and Education Industrial management Research Methodology Knowledge, Theory of HD 30.4 .J64 2000 HD 30.4 .J64 2000 0761952950 (pbk.) 00132732 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy022/00132732.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0656/00132732-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy022/00132732.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0656/00132732-d.html DLC 010116 20250604104747.0 12279804