Understanding 'expert' scientists : implications for management and organization research

Dörfler, Viktor and Eden, Colin (2014) Understanding 'expert' scientists : implications for management and organization research. In: Academy of Management Conference 2014, 2014-08-01 - 2014-08-05.

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Abstract

This paper contributes to the debate about rigor and relevance in management and organization research. The contribution derives from an empirical inquiry into the managerial and organizational cognition of acknowledged experts in scientific research: Nobel Laureates. The research was conducted through in-depth unstructured interviews with, and background information about, nineteen of these expert researchers. The analysis of the interviews suggests emergent themes of the process of successful research that are relevant to the conduct of management and organization research. We focus on three particularly forceful emergent themes from our interviews: the role of ‘big leap’ and its relationship to intuition, the significance of seeing both the ‘big picture’ and the detail, and the ways of building and developing successful research teams. We discuss our findings from the interviews in the context of the literature from history and philosophy of science, and examine the implications for management and organization research.

Creators(s): Dörfler, Viktor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8314-4162 and Eden, Colin;
Item type:Conference or Workshop Item(Paper)
ID code:51632
Keywords:intuition, master-apprentice relationship, scientism, expert scientists, creativity, research teams, Management. Industrial Management, Management Science and Operations Research
Subjects:Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial Management
Department:Strathclyde Business School > Management Science
Strathclyde Business School > Strategy and Organisation
Strathclyde Business School
Depositing user: Pure Administrator
Date deposited:13 Feb 2015 09:34
Last modified:07 Jul 2020 00:13
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