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The drunkard’s search: Looking for ‘HRM’ in all the wrong places

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  • Steve McKenna

    (York University)

  • Parbudyal Singh

    (York University)

  • Jules Richardson

    (York University)

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Abstract and Key Results • Specific concerns have been raised about the ontologies and epistemologies that have dominated HRM research and the concomitant ubiquity of positivistic research methodologies. These concerns have also given rise to calls for more pioneering research framed within alternative paradigms. This paper considers the theoretical and practical value of alternative approaches to the study of HRM. • Results show, drawing on interpretive studies of HRM rooted in different epistemologies, ontologies, and methodologies that a composite body of HRM scholarship is needed, where dominant and emerging approaches to the study of HRM are mutually supportive.

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  • Steve McKenna & Parbudyal Singh & Jules Richardson, 2008. "The drunkard’s search: Looking for ‘HRM’ in all the wrong places," Management International Review, Springer, vol. 48(1), pages 115-136, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:manint:v:48:y:2008:i:1:d:10.1007_s11575-008-0006-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s11575-008-0006-z
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