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Meta-theories in research: positivism, postmodernism, and critical realism
| Summary: | No scholar or researcher is able to provide robust evidence that counters the scant reflection on metatheory – mostly ontology and epistemology – underlying management studies in general, and industrial marketing and purchasing research in particular. This paper is a contribution to the indispensable discussion of metatheoretical alternatives in research, and most importantly, the strengths and shortcomings thereof, and respective implications on research questions, objectives, and findings. |
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| Main Authors: | Sousa, Filipe J. |
| Subject: | Business research Meta-theory Positivism Post-modernism Critical realism . Centro de Ciências Sociais |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | book part |
| Access type: | open access |
| Associated institution: | Universidade da Madeira |
| Language: | English |
| Origin: | DigitUMa - Repositório da Universidade da Madeira |
| Summary: | No scholar or researcher is able to provide robust evidence that counters the scant reflection on metatheory – mostly ontology and epistemology – underlying management studies in general, and industrial marketing and purchasing research in particular. This paper is a contribution to the indispensable discussion of metatheoretical alternatives in research, and most importantly, the strengths and shortcomings thereof, and respective implications on research questions, objectives, and findings. |
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