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| Author: | Whitley, R. |
| Title: | Varieties of knowledge and their use in business and management studies: Conditions and institutions |
| Journal: | Organization Studies
2008 : VOL. 29:4, p. 581-609 |
| Index terms: | knowledge management research |
| Freeterms: | business studies |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Business and management studies (BMS) are possibly more focused on practical problem solving than other social sciences. Yet, they are equally capable of contributing major intellectual innovations. They produce the kind of knowledge that are practically useful in different conditions. At least eight types can be detected as to their horizontal and vertical isolation, and their identification of causal mechanisms which can be expected to be more or less effective in producing desired outcomes according to three conditions: i. contextual independence, ii. stability of internal causal processes, and iii. similarity of circumstances. In turn, these conditions are likely to be accomplished to varying degrees in different socio-economic systems governed by different institutional arrangements. |
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