One key objective of management research is to explain business phenomena. Yet explanation is essentially a topic in philosophy. This book bridges the gap between a technical, philosophical treatment of the nature of explanation and the more practical needs of scholars in management and the social sciences.
One key objective of management research is to explain business phenomena. Yet explanation is essentially a topic in philosophy. This book bridges the gap between a technical, philosophical treatment of the nature of explanation and the more practical needs of scholars in management and the social sciences.
Eric W. K. Tsang is the Dallas World Salute Distinguished Professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, and a fellow of the Academy of International Business. He is a leading management scholar in applying philosophy to tackle methodological problems. In 2017, he published The Philosophy of Management Research (2016).
Inhaltsangabe
1. The nature of explanation 2. Causation 3. Modes of explanation 4. Micro foundations 5. Theory versus non-theory-based explanation 6. Multi-theoretical explanation 7. Research methods 8. Explanation as science (or art?).
1. The nature of explanation 2. Causation 3. Modes of explanation 4. Micro foundations 5. Theory versus non-theory-based explanation 6. Multi-theoretical explanation 7. Research methods 8. Explanation as science (or art?).
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