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An Archaeological Critique of 'Evidence-Based Management': one digression after another

Morrell, K.; Learmonth, M.; Heracleous, L.

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Authors

K. Morrell

M. Learmonth

L. Heracleous



Abstract

Fundamental problems remain with evidence-based management. We argue that, rather than being addressed, these problems are treated as digressions. One explanation for this is an ongoing incoherence: the evidence-based approach relegates narrative to a ghetto category of knowledge, but it is itself a narrative. Moreover, while this narrative is becoming more polished through repetition and selective assimilation of critique, it is also becoming simplified and less interesting. A Foucauldian, archaeological analysis accounts for this development by locating evidence-based management in a broader historical context. This analysis shows how the roots of incoherence can be informed by older exchanges between evidence and narrative.

Citation

Morrell, K., Learmonth, M., & Heracleous, L. (2015). An Archaeological Critique of 'Evidence-Based Management': one digression after another. British Journal of Management, 26(3), 529-543. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12109

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Mar 19, 2015
Publication Date Jul 14, 2015
Deposit Date Jan 24, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal British Journal of Management
Print ISSN 1045-3172
Electronic ISSN 1467-8551
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 26
Issue 3
Pages 529-543
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12109
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1413743

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This is the accepted version of the following article: Morrell, K., Learmonth, M. and Heracleous, L. (2015), An Archaeological Critique of ‘Evidence-based Management’: One Digression After Another. British Journal of Management, 26(3): 529-543, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12109. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.




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