真有趣！一篇有缺陷的文章影响了几代管理研究者

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Journal of Management Inquiry Pub Date : 2021-10-29 DOI:10.1177/10564926211048708

Eric W. K. Tsang

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摘要

Davis（1971）的文章《这很有趣！走向社会学的现象学和现象学的社会学》被许多管理研究者视为经典之作和指导管理研究的基础；随着它的出版，一种有趣的研究主张逐渐出现。然而，从科学研究的角度来看，戴维斯关于伟大理论必须有趣的核心论点存在严重缺陷。兴趣并不是一个好的科学理论的美德，因此在科学中没有什么价值。此外，对趣味性的痴迷可能导致至少五种有害结果，即提倡不恰当的科学方式，鼓励事后假设发展，阻碍复制研究，忽视研究人员的适当职责，以及破坏博士教育。

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That's Interesting! A Flawed Article Has Influenced Generations of Management Researchers

Davis's (1971) article “That's interesting! Towards a phenomenology of sociology and a sociology of phenomenology” is regarded by many management researchers as a classic work and a basis for guiding management studies; in the wake of its publication, an interesting research advocacy gradually emerged. However, from the perspective of scientific research, Davis's core argument that great theories have to be interesting is seriously flawed. Interestingness is not regarded as a virtue of a good scientific theory and thus has little value in science. Moreover, obsession with interestingness can lead to at least five detrimental outcomes, namely promoting an improper way of doing science, encouraging post hoc hypothesis development, discouraging replication studies, ignoring the proper duties of a researcher, and undermining doctoral education.

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Journal of Management Inquiry MANAGEMENT-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Management Inquiry, sponsored by the Western Academy of Management, is a refereed journal for scholars and professionals in management, organizational behavior, strategy, and human resources. Its intent is to explore ideas and build knowledge in management theory and practice, with a focus on creative, nontraditional research as well as key controversies in the field. The journal seeks to maintain a constructive balance between innovation and quality, and at the same time widely define the forms that relevant contributions to the field can take. JMI features six sections: Meet the Person, Provocations, Reflections on Experience, Nontraditional Research, Essays, and Dialog.