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The narrative of ‘evidence based’ management : a polemic
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Morrell, Kevin (2008) The narrative of ‘evidence based’ management : a polemic. Journal of Management Studies, Vol.45 (No.3). pp. 613-635. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00755.x ISSN 0022-2380.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00755.x
Abstract
Purpose - (Obligatory) To challenge the 'evidence based' approach to the relations between research in management studies and management as a practice.
Design/methodology/approach - (Obligatory) It is stressed that the article is meant to be a polemic in the same senses that Keenoy (1999) describes his re-imagining of the 'problem' of human resource management (HRM) as a polemic which proceeds by assertion, does not attempt a complete review of the relevant literature, and asserts that the argument's validity depends on 'being perceived', rather than on claims to a body of evidence or data. Adopts a mode of critique informed by the literary school of Russian Formalism, with the argument developed using narrative theory and involving studying the work from within the evidence based school not as scientific, or factual discourse, but as contingent and created.
Findings - The study identified and criticized five strands within the narrative of evidence based management (pragmatism, progress, systematization, accumulation, technique) stating the various challenges these pose for management as practice.
Originality/value - (Obligatory) Offers fresh analytical scope using an aesthetic that highlights the political and moral implications of evidence based approaches to management studies.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > International Centre for Governance & Public Management Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Management Studies | ||||
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0022-2380 | ||||
Official Date: | 2008 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.45 | ||||
Number: | No.3 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 613-635 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00755.x | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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