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題 名 | Alliances in Management: A Methodological Perspective |
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作 者 | Goyal, Preeti; | 書刊名 | Academy of Taiwan Business Management Review |
卷 期 | 4:1 2008.04[民97.04] |
頁 次 | 頁108-117 |
分類號 | 555.77 |
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語 文 | 英文(English) |
英文摘要 | For knowledge creation through research, there needs to be a match between research methodology and the phenomenon being investigated. In the context of alliances, the relationships of interest are often complex and multifaceted. There appears to be substantial interest in the methods used for research in strategy. This paper reviews the current state of methodological treatment of alliances in strategy and management disciplines. Articles appearing on alliances over the 2001-2007 (both included) period in 5 strategy and 5 general management journal are analyzed and discussed in this paper. The present study reveals similar trends as were noted by Venkatraman and Grant (1986). That is, ‘while researchers use both quantitative and qualitative methods, there is still a tilt towards large sample and reliance on quantitatively-operationalized research designs. Also, as noted by Shook et al (2003), more specialized techniques are being used for research and the use of basic techniques such as t -tests and other tests of mean differences is minimal. Based on papers that have used qualitative research techniques, it appears that there are no studies with the interpretivist perspective. Most studies are in the positivist and somewhere in between positivist and interpretivist area. The epistemological outlook for the papers reviewed is that of objectivism and have a realist ontological approach. While new research methods are emerging in management research in the area of alliances still uses the more traditional methods |
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