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A true competitive advantage? Reflections on different epistemological approaches to strategy research

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Durand, Rodolphe ()
Vaara, Eero
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In this paper, the authors focus on the theory of truth underlying specific traditions in strategy research. They distinguish positivism, constructionism, scientific realism, and pragmatism as viable, but fundamentally different epistemological approaches. The authors argue that each of these approaches is based on a specific theory of truth.

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Paper provided by HEC Paris in its series Les Cahiers de Recherche with number 838.

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Date of creation: 01 Jan 2006
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Keywords: truth; strategy; competitive advantage;

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