Inductive praxis and management research: towards a reflexive framework

Phil Johnson, Joanne Duberley

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    Abstract

    This paper examines, with specific reference to grounded theory, how induction legitimately varies according to the impact of different knowledge constituting philosophical assumptions. A reflexive framework of inductive praxis is offered as a heuristic device for interrogating the choices evidently at play in the variable constitution of inductive management research. We indicate how there are multiple modes of engagement, each of which is legitimate within its own philosophical commitments. This implies the need for a more tolerant pluralistic stance, in the evaluation of qualitative management research, than that which seems to be developing in recent criteriological commentary in some prestigious management journals.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)760-776
    JournalBritish Journal of Management
    Volume26
    Issue number4
    Early online date6 May 2015
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Oct 2015

    Keywords

    • induction
    • grounded theory
    • reflexivity
    • pluralism
    • criteriology

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