Developing A Field with More Soul: Standpoint theory and Public Policy Research for Management Scholars
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2005
Keywords
STANDPOINT theory (Communication), MANAGEMENT science, MANAGEMENT, POLICY sciences, POLITICAL participation, PARTISANSHIP, RESEARCH, SCHOLARS, POLITICAL science, GOVERNMENT policy, COMMUNICATION -- Research, POLITICAL planning
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2005.19573091
Abstract
The article discusses standpoint theory and public policy research for management scholars. Many management scholars believe that partisanship should be purged from scientific research and theory development, arguing that politics has no role in the process of knowledge creation. Many also hold that it is inappropriate for scholars to engage actively in the application of knowledge. Standpoint theory provides guidance for where to begin inquiry, and what and how to study. Its primary recommendation is for researchers to identify and examine how dominant institutions and their conceptual frameworks create and maintain oppressive social relations.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Academy of Management Journal, v. 48, issue 6, p. 941-944
Scholar Commons Citation
Adler, Paul and Jermier, John, "Developing A Field with More Soul: Standpoint theory and Public Policy Research for Management Scholars" (2005). School of Information Systems and Management Faculty Publications. 27.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/qmb_facpub/27
