1. The research philosophy
András István KUN

2. Different disciplines
Research methodology is a supporting subject
Different disciplines have different paradigms
Only the substance of research is similar

3. Empirical generali-zations
The Wheel of Science
Theories
Empirical generali-zations
Hypo-theses
Obser-vations

4. The research ’onion’

5. Definition
A system of beliefs and assumptions about the development of knowledge.
This is what you as a researcher will do: developing knowledge on a particular field.
These assumptions inevitably shape how you understand your research questions.
This will allow to design a coherent research project.

6. Three types of research assumptions
Ontological
Epistemological
Axiological

7. Ontology It refers to assumptions about the nature of reality.
The way you see and study your research objects (organizations, management, artefacts etc.).

8. Epistemology
Assumptions about knowledge, what constitutes acceptable, valid and legitimate knowledge, and how we can communicate knowledge to others.

9. Axiology
Refers to the role of values and ethics within the research process.
How researchers deal with their own values and those of the other research participants.

10. Objectivism and subjectivism
Objectivism incorporates assumptions of natural sciences, while subjectivism incorporates assumptions of arts and humanities.
Objectivism embraces realism (the things of the world exists independently of us), while subjectivism is nominalist (the things we study are created by us).

12. Research perspectives
Why are you ding your research:
Regulation perspective: if you fell the need for the regualtion of human behaviour
Radical change perspective: if you fundamentally question the way things are done, and you want to offer help to change it.

14. Combining two dimension

15. Major philosophies
Positivism (=direct realism): working with an observable social reality to produce law-like generalizations.
Critical realism: explains what we experience in terms of the underlying structures of reality.
Interpretivism: it studies humans created meanings.
Postmodernism: it questions the accepted ways of thinking and give voice to alternative ones. It emphasizes the role of language and power relations.
Pragmatism: concepts are only relevant when they are supporting action.

20. Approaches to theory development

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