K. Morrell
An Archaeological Critique of 'Evidence-Based Management': one digression after another
Morrell, K.; Learmonth, M.; Heracleous, L.
Authors
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 |
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Online Publication Date | Mar 19, 2015 |
Publication Date | Jul 14, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Jan 24, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 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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