scholarly journals Self-criticisms toward a socially responsible science in the field of management

2021 ◽  
pp. 234094442110622
Author(s):  
Jesús de Frutos-Belizón ◽  
Fernando Martín-Alcázar ◽  
Gonzalo Sánchez-Gardey
Keyword(s):  
Jel Classification ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Social Relevance ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Scientific Rigor ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Current State ◽  
Business And Management ◽  
Responsible Research ◽  
Shed Light

Management scholarship should be placed in a unique position to develop relevant scientific knowledge because business and management organizations are deeply involved in most global challenges. However, different critical voices have recently been raised in essays and editorials, and reports have questioned research in the management field, identifying multiple deficiencies that can limit the growth of a relatively young field. Based on an analysis of published criticisms of management research, we would like to shed light on the current state of management research and identify some limitations that should be considered and should guide the growth of this field of knowledge. This work offers guidance on the main problems of the discipline that should be addressed to encourage the transformation of management research to meet both scientific rigor and social relevance. The article ends with a discussion and a call to action for directing research toward the possibility and necessity of reinforcing “responsible research” in the management field. JEL CLASSIFICATION: M00, M10

scholarly journals Contextualizing Security Innovation: Responsible Research and Innovation at the Smart Border?

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Klimburg-Witjes ◽  
Frederik C. Huettenrauch
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Border Security ◽  
Responsible Research And Innovation ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Security Technologies ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Responsible Research

AbstractCurrent European innovation and security policies are increasingly channeled into efforts to address the assumed challenges that threaten European societies. A field in which this has become particularly salient is digitized EU border management. Here, the framework of responsible research and innovation (RRI) has recently been used to point to the alleged sensitivity of political actors towards the contingent dimensions of emerging security technologies. RRI, in general, is concerned with societal needs and the engagement and inclusion of various stakeholder groups in the research and innovation processes, aiming to anticipate undesired consequences of and identifying socially acceptable alternatives for emerging technologies. However, RRI has also been criticized as an industry-driven attempt to gain societal legitimacy for new technologies. In this article, we argue that while RRI evokes a space where different actors enter co-creative dialogues, it lays bare the specific challenges of governing security innovation in socially responsible ways. Empirically, we draw on the case study of BODEGA, the first EU funded research project to apply the RRI framework to the field of border security. We show how stakeholders involved in the project represent their work in relation to RRI and the resulting benefits and challenges they face. The paper argues that applying the framework to the field of (border) security lays bare its limitations, namely that RRI itself embodies a political agenda, conceals alternative experiences by those on whom security is enacted upon and that its key propositions of openness and transparency are hardly met in practice due to confidentiality agreements. Our hope is to contribute to work on RRI and emerging debates about how the concept can (or cannot) be contextualized for the field of security—a field that might be more in need than any other to consider the ethical dimension of its activities.

scholarly journals Theory, explanation, and understanding in management research

2021 ◽  
pp. 234094442110124
Author(s):  
Jean-Etienne Joullié ◽  
Anthony M. Gould
Keyword(s):  
Natural Science ◽  
Scientific Explanation ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Application Management ◽  
Central Focus ◽  
Critical Understanding ◽  
Freedom And Responsibility

Theory production has been a central focus of management research for decades, mostly because theory legitimizes both management research and, through its application, management practice as professional endeavors. However, such an emphasis on theory glosses over one of its constraining and particularized roles in scientific explanation, namely that theory codifies predictive knowledge. Committing to theory a ‘traditional’ or ‘critical’ understanding of theory, thus amounts to embracing the view that prediction is achievable within a circumscribed field of study. Such an embrace is non-controversial in natural science. However, within the realm of management studies, it necessitates and smuggles in a strawman view of human existence, one which does not accommodate freedom and responsibility. This limitation of management theory explains its inadequate utility. This article argues that alternative avenues for management research exist. JEL CLASSIFICATION: M10

Computer-facilitated Qualitative Data Analysis: Potential Contributions to Management Research

1993 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 637-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Wolfe ◽  
Robert P. Gephart ◽  
Thomas E. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Qualitative Data Analysis ◽  
Current State ◽  
Management Literature ◽  
Software Programs ◽  
Effective Use

The development of software programs designed to facilitate qualitative data analysis has proltferated recently. Despite their potential to contribute much to management research, very little concerning the use of such programs has appeared in the management literature. The purpose of this paper is to review the current state of computer-facilitated qualitative data analysis [CQDA] in order to contribute to its effective use by management researchers. In an effort to achieve this purpose we discuss why CQDA programs are proliferating, describe the potential of such programs to contribute to management research, address program capabilities and features, describe CQDA applications in management research, and review issues researchers should be aware of in considering the use of C&DA.

Foreword: Law, Medicine and Socially Responsible Research

1998 ◽  
Vol 24 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 153-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Rebecca Holmes-Farley ◽  
Michael A. Grodin
Keyword(s):  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Responsible Research

scholarly journals Forensic Archaeometry Applied to Antiquities Trafficking: The Beginnings of an Investigation at the Frontiers of Knowledge

Arts ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignacio Rodríguez Temiño ◽  
Ana Yáñez ◽  
Susana Jorge Villar ◽  
Álvaro Reyes Mateo ◽  
Javier Rufino Rus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Government Intervention ◽  
Primary Response ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Current State ◽  
Antiquities Trafficking ◽  
Shed Light

For most of its history, archaeology has too often taken an indulgent attitude toward looting and antiquities trafficking. The primary response to these dangers has been to publish the main findings made outside of academia. As a result of this approach and the prominent role played by police techniques in investigating such crimes, investigations are primarily based on documentary research. This approach makes it harder to determine such essential factors in this field as an object’s collecting history or discovery date. This paper proposes new ways of studying collecting history, drawing on research projects on the use of archaeometry to shed light on cases of looting or trafficking involving police, court, or government intervention; hence, its qualification as “forensic”. Although the current state of knowledge does not enable the presentation of novel research, we believe that researchers and interested institutions should be made aware of the advisability of using archaeometry more directly in the fight against these scourges.

scholarly journals Women in oncology pharmacy leadership: A white paper

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-186
Author(s):  
Alexandra Shillingburg ◽  
Laura B Michaud ◽  
Rowena Schwartz ◽  
Jaime Anderson ◽  
David W Henry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Current State ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Development Committee

Gender disparity exists in leadership roles within healthcare. While the majority of the healthcare workforce is comprised of women, significantly fewer women occupy leadership positions, particularly at executive and board levels. As the field of oncology pharmacy continues to rapidly expand and evolve, an assessment of the current state of women in oncology pharmacy leadership roles is vital to the growth and development of the profession. In the fall of 2017, the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) hosted a summit to explore leadership issues facing women in oncology pharmacy which have the potential to affect our membership and our profession. This meeting included invited participants from across the fields of oncology and pharmacy and was part of HOPA’s strategic leadership initiative developed through the work of the HOPA Leadership Development Committee in 2016. This promotes a primary goal of HOPA, which is to support oncology pharmacists as they assume leadership roles within their practices and within healthcare to assure oncology pharmacy is integrated into cancer care. The purpose of this white paper is to (1) summarize key issues that were identified through a membership survey; (2) review ongoing efforts to address the needs of female oncology pharmacists in leadership development; (3) serve as a call to action for individuals and professional organizations to assist with and disseminate these efforts and highlight available resources, and (4) to provide practical steps to meet the needs of individuals, training programs, and institutions/employers.

scholarly journals Editorial

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 5198
Author(s):  
Beverly Pasian
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Research And Practice

Conversations about projects and project management are changing. Project Management researchers and practitioners are no longer only focused on the processes and practices, but increasingly looking for ‘some truths’ of project management (Morris, 2016) – truth that can be as likely found when considering values as much as knowledge. And what is considered to be so valuable that a new journal is needed to reveal those truths? Quite simply…a better world where humanity’s problems are alleviated through shared and publicly available innovative projects, and socially responsible project management research and practice. And what is PMRP’s role in this quest? To provide a forum where informed dialogue can occur with project management researchers, practitioners and other stakeholders. 

scholarly journals Current State of Japanese Language Education in Serbia and Proposal for Future Solutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-89
Author(s):  
Divna TRIČKOVIĆ
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Language Education ◽  
National Guideline ◽  
Japanese Language ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Current State ◽  
Language Studies ◽  
Textbook Writing ◽  
Teaching Programs ◽  
Shed Light

The purpose of this paper is to address the state of the education system in Serbia in relation to Japanese language studies, with a particular focus on primary and secondary educational institutions. To start off, I will introduce the institutions where the Japanese language is being taught in Serbia, before turning my attention to the teaching programs (i.e. course guidelines as an accredited national guideline). Following that, I will present our Japanese language textbook writing projects. Finally, I will shed light on the problems we have faced and propose a number of potential solutions.

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