Hodgkinson, Gerard P. and Starkey, Ken (2012) Extending the foundations and reach of design science : further reflections on the role of critical realism. British Journal of Management, Volume 23 (Number 4). pp. 605-610. doi:10.1111/1467-8551.12001

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Abstract

In his commentary on our proposal to reframe the relevance of business and management research by combining design science with critical realism (Hodgkinson and Starkey, British Journal of Management, 22 (2011), pp. 355–369), Willmott (British Journal of Management, 23 (2012), pp. 598–604) commends us for our advocacy of a social science as opposed to professional school agenda, while admonishing us for seeking to underpin the commended design science ethos with critical realism, on the grounds of ontological inconsistency and the risk of diminishing the emancipatory elements of our social usefulness agenda. In reply, we demonstrate how, in highlighting the interplay of multiple generative mechanisms within and between levels of analysis, critical realism is entirely commensurate with the design science approach advocated, and enriches rather than diminishes our overarching agenda to humanize the workplace.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Strategy & International Business
Journal or Publication Title:	British Journal of Management
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN:	1045-3172
Official Date:	2012
Dates:	Date Event 2012 Published
Volume:	Volume 23
Number:	Number 4
Page Range:	pp. 605-610
DOI:	10.1111/1467-8551.12001
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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