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Speaking out: evidence-based management: a backlash against pluralism in organizational studies?

Learmonth, M.

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M. Learmonth



Abstract

Methodological and ideological pluralism has been a defining feature of much organizational analysis for many years now—although resistance to it has always been present. The rise of `evidence-based management' (EBM) is read as the latest form of resistance to pluralism— one that might prove particularly hard to refuse given the popularity of many other forms of evidence-based practices. So I explore the prospects for EBM within organization studies and some of its implications for those who value the continuation of pluralistic forms of analysis in organizational research.

Citation

Learmonth, M. (2008). Speaking out: evidence-based management: a backlash against pluralism in organizational studies?. Organization, 15(2), 283-291. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350508407087763

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Mar 1, 2008
Deposit Date Jan 6, 2011
Journal Organization
Print ISSN 1350-5084
Electronic ISSN 1461-7323
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 15
Issue 2
Pages 283-291
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1350508407087763
Keywords Evidence-based management, Evidence-based practice, Organization theory, Pluralism.
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1512087

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