Engaged Scholarship: A Guide for Organizational and Social ResearchThe relationship between theory and practice, research and action, is fundamental to all fields of applied social science. Should research findings and knowledge be useful for science, practice, and policy? If so, how should such research be designed, carried out and disseminated to achieve the twin goals of rigor and relevance? These challenges are particularly relevant in the applied areas of management and organization studies where there is a distinct responsibility for researchers to engage with the 'real world'. In this carefully crafted and thoughtful book, leading management researcher Andrew Van de Ven both presents the broad intellectual challenge of 'engaged scholarship', and also sets out a clear framework and guidelines for carrying out soundly based and useful research for advancing both science and practice. At a time when some may question the value and status of academic knowledge; and others, contrastingly, urge a closer relationship between researchers and research users - be they businesses, governments or other institutions - the challenge of engaged scholarship is as relevant as ever, and there is a real need for the thoughtful and considered approach offered by Van de Ven. The book both provides a manifesto for engaged scholarship in the social sciences, and clear framework for research design and methodology. It will be an invaluable reference point and guide for academics, researchers and graduate students across the social sciences concerned with rigorous and relevant research in the contemporary world. |
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... relevant disciplines and functions that have addressed the problem , as well as a review of relevant literature . Research design develop a variance or process model for empirically examining the alternative theories . As noted in ...
... relevant disciplines and functions that have addressed the problem , as well as a review of relevant literature . Research design develop a variance or process model for empirically examining the alternative theories . As noted in ...
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... relevant and not relevant . Selecting and building a theory is perhaps the most strategic choice that is made in conducting a study . It significantly influences the research questions to ask , what concepts and events to look for , and ...
... relevant and not relevant . Selecting and building a theory is perhaps the most strategic choice that is made in conducting a study . It significantly influences the research questions to ask , what concepts and events to look for , and ...
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... RELEVANCE Users of research knowledge - both scientific and practical - demand that it overcome the dual hurdles of being relevant and rigorous in serving their particular domains and interests ( Pettigrew 2001 ) . However , different ...
... RELEVANCE Users of research knowledge - both scientific and practical - demand that it overcome the dual hurdles of being relevant and rigorous in serving their particular domains and interests ( Pettigrew 2001 ) . However , different ...
Contents
Philosophy of Science Underlying Engaged Scholarship | 36 |
Formulating the Research Problem | 71 |
Building a Theory | 100 |
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Engaged Scholarship: A Guide for Organizational and Social Research Andrew H. Van de Ven No preview available - 2007 |
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abduction abstraction academic Academy of Management action research activities analysis argued argument assumptions audience basic boundary causal Chapter claim collaborative communication complex concepts conjecture construct validity constructs context criteria critical critical realism deductive dependent variables discussed empirical empiricism engaged scholarship entities evaluation examine example explanation forms of engaged God's Eye view grounded theory hypotheses individual inductive inductive reasoning inference innovation inquiry interests interpret knowledge transfer logical logical positivism meaning methods minor premises observed ontology organization organizational outcomes participants perspectives phenomenon philosophy of science positivism practice practitioners pragmatism problem domain problem formulation problem solving process models process theory propositions realism reality reasoning relationships relevant represent requires research design research findings research model research problem research question Review sampling scholars selecting sequence social science solution stakeholders statistical strategy structure temporal theoretical theory building typically understanding validity variance research Weick