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The Production of Knowledge. The Challenge of Social Science Research.
William H. Starbuck
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Description for The Production of Knowledge. The Challenge of Social Science Research.
Hardback. Presenting an autobiographical account, this book discusses the author's research and various methodological debates. It reflects on various challenges associated with management and social science research such as the search for a 'behavioral science', the limits of rationality, the unreliability of research findings, and more. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6 tables, 19 figures. BIC Classification: HPK; JHBC; JMAL; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Bill Starbuck has been one of the leading management researchers over several decades. In this book he reflects on a number of challenges associated with management and social science research - the search for a 'behavioral science', the limits of rationality, the unreliability of many research findings, the social shaping of research agendas, cultures and judgements. It is an engaging, chronologically structured account in which he discusses some of his own research projects and various methodological debates. This is a feisty argument from someone who has been fully engaged with all aspects of research - carrying out research ... Read more
Bill Starbuck has been one of the leading management researchers over several decades. In this book he reflects on a number of challenges associated with management and social science research - the search for a 'behavioral science', the limits of rationality, the unreliability of many research findings, the social shaping of research agendas, cultures and judgements. It is an engaging, chronologically structured account in which he discusses some of his own research projects and various methodological debates. This is a feisty argument from someone who has been fully engaged with all aspects of research - carrying out research ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199288533
SKU
V9780199288533
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About William H. Starbuck
William H. Starbuck is Professor in Residence, Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon. Author of numerous articles on a wide-ranging set of issues relating to organizational behavior and strategy, he is also a former editor of Administrative Science Quarterly and co-editor of The Handbook of Organizational Design (with Paul Nystrom, OUP, 1981).
Reviews for The Production of Knowledge. The Challenge of Social Science Research.
In this remarkable book, one of the most original minds in all of social science shows how to make the science better. Bill Starbuck demonstrates that true scholars are defined by their inputs, not just their outputs. Inputs captured in his autobiography are converted into lessons that reshape the tools we use to understand social complexity. This book is a ... Read more