Critical realism: what you should know and how to apply it

A Lawani - Qualitative research journal, 2021‏ - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the critical realism (CR) philosophical
viewpoint and how it can be applied in qualitative research. CR is a relatively new and …

Exoskeletons: Comprehensive, comparative and critical analyses of their potential to improve manufacturing performance

S Fox, O Aranko, J Heilala, P Vahala - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2020‏ - emerald.com
Purpose Exoskeletons are mechanical structures that humans can wear to increase their
strength and endurance. The purpose of this paper is to explain how exoskeletons can be …

Retroductive theorizing in Pawson and Tilley's applied scientific realism

J Jagosh - Journal of Critical Realism, 2020‏ - Taylor & Francis
The naturally occurring complexity of the social and natural worlds, along with rising
challenges in the social, health and environmental domains, makes retroduction a …

A systems perspective on systemic innovation

G Midgley, E Lindhult - Systems research and behavioral …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The term 'systemic innovation'is increasing in use, but there is no consensus on its meaning:
five understandings of the term can be identified, each based on a different view of what the …

Fostering a trans-disciplinary perspectives of service ecosystems

RF Lusch, SL Vargo, A Gustafsson - Journal of Business Research, 2016‏ - Elsevier
This article provides a brief introduction and comments on the articles in this special issue
on transdisciplinary perspectives of service-dominant logic. Insights are provided that draw …

Why things happen–Develo** the critical realist view of causal mechanisms

J Mingers, C Standing - Information and Organization, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Events happen within the organizational world not by chance but for reasons. It is surely the
task of management research to try to explain why these events occur. This requires us to …

Is IT changing the world? Conceptions of causality for information systems theorizing

ML Markus, F Rowe - MIS quarterly, 2018‏ - JSTOR
Whatever answer one gives to the question “Is information technology changing the world?,”
the answer contains reasoning about causality. Causal reasoning is central to IS theorizing …

General systems theory: Its present and potential

D Rousseau - Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
In the first part of this paper, I present a brief overview of contemporary research addressing
key questions about General Systems Theory (GST), such as what it is, what form it might …

Being critical is good, but better with philosophy! From digital transformation and values to the future of IS research

F Rowe - European Journal of Information Systems, 2018‏ - Taylor & Francis
Being critical is a self-directed and self-correcting capacity to think otherwise about an issue
in order to see the limitations of ones' or others' past or present theoretical or practical …

Travel philanthropy: A multifaceted 'exchange economy'

A Scarth, M Novelli - Annals of Tourism Research, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Travelling with a purpose and 'hel**'the 'suffering'is a growing practice within the
important, but under-researched travel philanthropy phenomenon. Systems theory and …