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The Production of Knowledge
The Challenge of Social Science Research
William H. Starbuck
208 pages
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6 tables, 19 figures
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216x138mm
978-0-19-928853-3
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Hardback
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27 April 2006
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- Provocative call for us to reassess the task of social science research in the form of a quasi-autobiographical account of a life spent engaged in research
- Thorough critique of the current practices of social science scholarship
- Proposes reforms to the methodology and practice of research
- An informative and entertaining consideration of the 'big picture' in social science
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 programmes, evaluating research, tirelessly questioning the assumptions and claims of social science research, and never avoiding the awkward theoretical or practical challenges that face organizational researchers.
Well written, provocative and unusual, this quasi autobiographical account will inform and entertain, and be a valuable guide to current and future research students.Readership: Academics, researchers, and graduate students in management, organization studies, and the social sciences. Consultants, policymakers and management professionals engaged in research.
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William H. Starbuck, Professor in Residence, Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon
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"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 profound illustration of living the craft of scholarship, with equally profound guidelines to improve the craft!" - Karl E. Weick, Rensis Likert Distinguished University Professor of Organizational Behavior and Psychology, University of Michigan
"In a fascinating account of his 40 years of investigation and learning, Bill Starbuck presents an original, razor-sharp and often devastating critique of our vast body of organizational research. He also plots the route to a better way to create useful, cumulative knowledge of organizations, This book is a must-read for anyone who wishes to study organizations and it will become a classic in our literature." - Danny Miller, Rogers-J.-A.-Bombardier Chair of Entrepreneurship Hautes Études Commerciales, Montréal
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1: Creating Better Social Science
2: A Journey into Disillusionment: Discovering Problems
3: Pretences of Research
4: A Journey into Hope: Discovering Partial Solutions
5: The Production of Knowledge
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