The pragmatic roots of scientific insight: a culturalist approach to management theory in the view of grand challenges

IF 2 4区 管理学 Q3 MANAGEMENT
Albrecht Fritzsche
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Abstract

Grand challenges, as they are currently discussed in management research, refer to societal problems that affect human affairs comprehensively. Tackling grand challenges must therefore be considered first and foremost as an overarching cultural effort. To understand how management theory fits into this effort, the article drafts a new epistemic approach to theory development. The approach is based on the school of Methodical Culturalism in the philosophy of science. It turns the attention to the pragmatic roots of scientific insight in daily life. From the review of extant literature associated with Methodical Culturalism, the article extracts a list of questions to investigate how these pragmatic roots take effect in theory development. Using selected examples, the article gives a brief illustration of the change in perspective that results from the culturalist approach. It argues that management theory can be more closely related to grand challenges when the personal affectedness of scholars as human beings is better taken into account.

科学洞察力的实用主义根源:大挑战视角下管理理论的文化主义方法
目前管理研究中讨论的大挑战是指全面影响人类事务的社会问题。因此,应对重大挑战必须首先被视为一项全面的文化努力。为了理解管理理论如何适应这一努力,本文提出了一种新的理论发展的认识论方法。这种方法是基于科学哲学中的方法论文化主义学派。它将注意力转向日常生活中科学洞察力的实用主义根源。本文通过对与方法文化主义相关的现存文献的回顾,提出了一系列问题,以探讨这些语用根源如何在理论发展中发挥作用。本文通过选定的例子,简要说明了文化主义研究方法带来的视角变化。它认为,当学者作为人类的个人情感得到更好的考虑时,管理理论可以与重大挑战更紧密地联系在一起。
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自引率
10.00%
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36
审稿时长
71 days
期刊介绍: The Scandinavian Journal of Management (SJM) provides an international forum for innovative and carefully crafted research on different aspects of management. We promote dialogue and new thinking around theory and practice, based on conceptual creativity, reasoned reflexivity and contextual awareness. We have a passion for empirical inquiry. We promote constructive dialogue among researchers as well as between researchers and practitioners. We encourage new approaches to the study of management and we aim to foster new thinking around management theory and practice. We publish original empirical and theoretical material, which contributes to understanding management in private and public organizations. Full-length articles and book reviews form the core of the journal, but focused discussion-type texts (around 3.000-5.000 words), empirically or theoretically oriented, can also be considered for publication. The Scandinavian Journal of Management is open to different research approaches in terms of methodology and epistemology. We are open to different fields of management application, but narrow technical discussions relevant only to specific sub-fields will not be given priority.
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