The term 'paradigm'described as essential collection of beliefs shared by scientists, a set of
agreements about how problems are to be understood, how we view the world and thus go …

Purpose Because of its impact on organisational growth, innovation and employee
performance, knowledge hiding (KH) as a construct has gained increased attention from …

The objective is to present a quick overview of systematic research design and methods with
special considerations of quantitative research in business research. Later, this study …

Grounded Theory (GT) has proved an extremely useful research approach in several fields
including medical sociology, nursing, education and management theory. However, GT is a …

Metahuman systems are new, emergent, sociotechnical systems where machines that learn
join human learning and create original systemic capabilities. Metahuman systems will …

This third edition of Qualitative Research in Business and Management has been updated
with some of the more recent developments in qualitative research, such as an increased …

Dr Phil Johnson is Professor of HRM at The School of Management, Sheffield University. He
has undertaken and published research mainly in the areas of epistemology, methodology …

An introduction and explanation of the epistemological differences of quantitative and
qualitative research paradigms is first provided, followed by an overview of the realist …

This article refers to a study in Tanzania on fringe benefits or welfare via the work contract1
where we will work both quantitatively and qualitatively. My focus is on the vital issue of …

This book is an introduction to a key issue in management research that usually goes
unnoticed±epistemology and its variability. Our thesis is that management research can …