scholarly journals O STATUS CIENTÍFICO DA PESQUISA EM ADMINISTRAÇÃO

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Silvana Anita Walter ◽  
Paulo Otávio Mussi Augusto
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Methodological Rigor ◽  
More Care ◽  
Epistemological Position ◽  
Object Of Study

In this essay, it is sought to fill the theoretical gap concerning the reasons why the discipline of management finds difficulties to consolidate itself as science. Thus, two reasons are pointed out for that. The first concerns to the fact that management, as social science, does not reach any of the scientificity criteria reached by the natural sciences, which occurs due to the complexity of the its object of study and the fact that social and natural sciences are distinct and its not possible the replacement of one by another, making inconsistent to judge management by the natural sciences criteria. The second reason is related to the validity and relevance of the results obtained by management research, which makes that the researches require expanding their methodological rigor and present relevant contributions to the organizations management. In face of the highlighted and discussed aspects in this essay, it is defended the position that management can generate scientific knowledge, requiring, however, independently of epistemological position, to take more care of methodological rigor of studies in the area, so that their results are valid, as well to seek relevant contributions that improve the organizations management, considering that management has an applied nature.

W.E.B. Du Bois and interdisciplinarity: A comprehensive picture of the scholar’s approach to natural science

2020 ◽  
pp. 1468795X2093862
Author(s):  
Jordan Fox Besek ◽  
Patrick Trent Greiner ◽  
Brett Clark
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Scientific Racism ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
Du Bois ◽  
Critical Engagement ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
Socially Situated

Throughout his life, W.E.B. Du Bois actively engaged the scientific racism infecting natural sciences and popular thought. Nevertheless, he also demonstrated a sophisticated and critical engagement with natural science. He recognized that the sciences were socially situated, but also that they addressed real questions and issues. Debate remains, however, regarding exactly how and why Du Bois incorporated such natural scientific knowledge into his own thinking. In this article, we draw on archival research and Du Bois’ own scholarship to investigate his general approach to interdisciplinarity. We address how and why he fused natural scientific knowledge and the influence of physical environs into his social science, intertwining each with his broader intellectual and political aims. This investigation will offer a fuller understanding of the scope and aims of his empirical scholarship. At the same time, it will illuminate a sociological approach to natural science that can still inform scholarship today.

scholarly journals Intersubjectivity, Hermeneutics, and the Production of Knowledge in Qualitative Mennonite Scholarship

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 50-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Peter Unger
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Production Of Knowledge ◽  
Human And Social Sciences ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

In this article, the author explores the nature of interpretation as it pertains to qualitative methods of inquiry. He elaborates on the epistemological problems that occur in discussions of the nature of human and social sciences as distinct from the theoretical foundations of the natural sciences. The examination of Mennonite scholarship provides an interesting case study as to the requirements of a hermeneutical social science because of the range of scholarly frameworks and varying locations of identity of the scholars in relation to the broader Mennonite community. The author argues that Mennonite scholarship is novel in the manner by which Mennonite scholars contribute to and participate within broad Mennonite intersubjective understandings. By extension, Mennonite scholars are able to deal with common epistemological problems and dichotomies that arise in the context of the researcher and the object of study.

scholarly journals A reflection on modeling and the nature of knowledge

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Zazueta
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Right

We reflect on the criticism that the methods in the natural sciences have been an object of and argue that these very methods, seen from the right perspective, are crucial to the progress of social science. We propose a knowledge generation framework that sets the minimum requirementsfor a claim to be considered scientific knowledge and sketchan ontology of the objects of study. We present science as an accumulating yet self-revising process and present examples in the social sciences.

Gift Exchange as Narrative and Metaphor

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 229-252
Keyword(s):  
Economic Theory ◽  
Political Economy ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Gift Exchange ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Economic Anthropology ◽  
Karl Polanyi ◽  
Commodity Exchange ◽  
Economic Theories ◽  
Characteristic Features

The article deals with characteristic features of economic anthropology"s rhetoric of reciprocity and analyzes the factors that affected its formation. The authors consider two principal interpretations of reciprocity in economic anthropology that were formed under the influence of its two main founders - Malinowski and Mauss. The characteristic features of their two types of rhetoric are discussed together with the purposes for which they were used. Two different intentions were pivotal for the work of these researchers and their followers: first, to establish economic anthropology as a positivistic science; and second, to use the analysis of archaic societies as evidence for their critique of a capitalistic economy.To achieve the first task they actively used rhetoric borrowed from the natural sciences, and especially from biology as well as from economic theories that were another social science also striving for a more rigorous positivism. For the second task they turned to the rhetoric of political economy and used arguments based on a dialectical opposition between commodity exchange and gift exchange. The most prominent example of such dialectical rhetoric is in the works of Chris Gregory and Karl Polanyi in which gift exchange was interpreted as a metaphor for a utopian alternative to capitalistic commodity exchange. Because the rhetoric of economic anthropology from its inception to the present has been profoundly influenced by the language of general economic theory, the article examines the genesis of the rhetoric of economics as a science. This leads to an analysis of how the language of economics was affected by the rhetoric of the natural sciences, then of psychology and finally of law.

Transdisciplinarity

2018 ◽  
pp. 126-138
Author(s):  
James Mittelman ◽  
Daniel Esser
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Transdisciplinary Research ◽  
Global Studies ◽  
Local Dynamics ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Methodological Rigor ◽  
Interdisciplinary Scholarship ◽  
Science Disciplines

This chapter assesses transdisciplinarity as an epistemological and methodological approach to research and teaching in the emerging field of global studies. It posits that the world’s most pressing problems in the areas of migration, health, and intersectional identities, to name a few, are unlikely to be addressed convincingly by inquiries rooted exclusively in singular social science disciplines. At the same time, transdisciplinarity is understood as a means to complement disciplinary research, not to dispense with it. By foregrounding global–local dynamics and their effects across scales, global studies can draw from a wealth of approaches and experiences in interdisciplinary scholarship without becoming entangled in protracted epistemological battles over scholarly turf. This chapter then provides examples of transdisciplinary research in global studies and closes by stressing the importance of disciplinary methodological innovations as building blocks for multimodal designs and arguing for methodological rigor in global studies, whether transdisciplinary or not.

scholarly journals Indian Management Research

1992 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 63-73
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Editorial Office ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Indian Council

This section features abstracts of articles covering empirical studies, experiences, ideas, and theories published in Indian and international journals. Sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi, this service is intended to facilitate Indian management research. Authors desirous of having their publications considered for inclusion in this feature may please send reprints of their articles to Vikalpa Editorial Office.

“I Know Correlation Doesn’t Prove Causation, but . . .”: Are We Jumping to Unfounded Conclusions About the Causes of Sexual Offending?

Sexual Abuse ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 220-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin L. Nunes ◽  
Chloe I. Pedneault ◽  
W. Eric Filleter ◽  
Sacha Maimone ◽  
Carolyn Blank ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Sexual Offending ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Methodological Rigor ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Differences Of Opinion ◽  
Information Sensitivity ◽  
Effectiveness And Efficiency

Identifying causes of sexual offending is the foundation of effective and efficient assessment, intervention, and policy aimed at reducing sexual offending. However, studies vary in methodological rigor and the inferences they support, and there are differences of opinion about the conclusions that can be drawn from ambiguous evidence. To explore how researchers in this area interpret the available empirical evidence, we asked authors of articles published in relevant specialized journals to identify (a) an important factor that may lead to sexual offending, (b) a study providing evidence of a relationship between that factor and sexual offending, and (c) the inferences supported by that study. Many participants seemed to endorse causal interpretations and conclusions that went beyond the methodological rigor of the study they identified. Our findings suggest that some researchers may not be adequately considering methodological issues when making inferences about the causes of sexual offending. Although it is difficult to conduct research in this area and all research designs can provide valuable information, sensitivity to the limits methodology places on inferences is important for the sake of accuracy and integrity, and to stimulate more informative research. We propose that increasing attention to methodology in the research community through better training and standards will advance scientific knowledge about the causes of sexual offending, and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of practice and policy.

scholarly journals Research status of human resource management in China based on scientific knowledge map

2021 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
pp. 03096
Author(s):  
Kun Qian ◽  
Yingxue Li ◽  
Yuenan Lv ◽  
Xiaonan Yang
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Knowledge Map ◽  
Management Research ◽  
And Cluster Analysis

In order to accurately grasp the current research frontier of human resource management, according to certain retrieval conditions, 2724 literatures published from 2011 to 2021 were retrieved from CNKI database as data samples. CiteSpace software was used for visual analysis, CO citation analysis and cluster analysis were carried out on these literature data, and the corresponding knowledge map was drawn. The objective of this paper is to show the hot topics and cutting-edge trends of human resource management research in China and draw the current situation of human resource management research in China, in order to provide reference for future research.

scholarly journals The role of the multidisciplinary approach in the philosophy of history

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 32-36
Author(s):  
Svetlana Yu. Anisimova ◽  
Tatyana V. Borisova
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Philosophy Of History ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Methodological Status ◽  
Nature And Society

The article discusses the role of the disciplinary approach in the study of historical memory. In the modern research field, the methodological status of an interdisciplinary approach is becoming more and more popular. It is connected with the problems of the new ontology formation, where the general foundations between nature and society are investigated. Many sciences use the of interdisciplinary methodology to understand the interaction of the natural sciences and the humanities. Today, the organization of interdisciplinarity is actively criticized, which does not take into account the interconnection between natural sciences and humanities. The absence of this relationship is manifested in the problems of historical memory. Therefore, the idea is being advanced to justify the fundamental status of historical memory, it is necessary to change the organization of scientific knowledge.

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