Valid or Vacuous? : A Definition and Assessment of New Paradigm Research in Management  

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Lichtenstein, Benyamin M. Bergmann

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: American Behavioral Scientist vol. 43 no. 08 (May 2000), page 1334-1366 .
Topik: Science; Management; Trustworthiness
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As research and writing on the new paradigm expands into management, the question of whether this research is valid or vacuous becomes more crucial. In this article, a definition of the new paradigm is offered, then its premises and assumptions are carefully analyzed using current philosophy of science. Rather than taking the more common Kuhnian approach, this analysis is based on Taylor's (1992) model of paradigm transitions. The analysis shows that some management research does validly generate a new paradigm. However, much of what is being written under the new paradigm banner does not satisfy criteria that are implied by the notion of a new paradigm. In the conclusion, implications for this assessment are described and a series of questions that can increase the validity and transformative power of new paradigm research in management are offered.

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