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Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Tables; Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 Let's Don't Start Here; Abstract; References; Chapter 2 Shifting Emphases Among Aristotle's Criteria: Two Key Historical Occurrences; Abstract; The First US University-Based Business School; Mid-Twentieth-Century Shift; Summary; References; Part II The Search for Knowledge; Chapter 3 Wissenschaft; Abstract; Issue 1: Close Alignment or Notable Distance?; Issue 2: When to Stop the Systematic Search for Knowledge?; Issue 3: Bigger Picture or Focused Disciplinary Research?
Issue 4: Can Business Schools Balance Dis-aggregation and Re-aggregation?Summary; References; Chapter 4 Approaching the Study of Business and Management as Science; Abstract; Variations in Applying a "Scientific Method"; A Hierarchy of Sciences; Inductive Inference; Settled Science; Key Distinction Between Pure Science and Applied Science; Considerations for Business Schools; References; Chapter 5 But Is Business Management a Science?; Abstract; Woodrow Wilson's Concern; Three Phases; One More Time: Is Business Management a Science?; Next Step: But Is It Real?; References
Chapter 6 Part II EpilogueAbstract; Implications of Being Metaphysical; Use of Inductive Inference; Settled Science: How Are We Doing, and Will That Change?; Virtue; Can Business Schools Be a Source of New Ideas for Business?; Are Business Schools in the Business of Discovering "Truth"?; Pure Science Versus Goal-Oriented Science: Are We Promoting Alchemy?; Conclusion; References; Part III Business as a Profession; Chapter 7 Approaching the Study of Business and Management as a Profession; Abstract; What Is a Profession?; Elements of Professional Work
Business and Management from the Lens of a ProfessionAcademic Knowledge Compared to Professional Knowledge; Hume Refuses to Leave Without an Answer; Dealing with Individual Cases; References; Chapter 8 But Is Business Management a Profession?; Abstract; Virtue Returns: Credibility and Social Trustworthiness; The Politics of Exclusive Jurisdiction; Abstract Knowledge; Conclusion; References; Chapter 9 Part III Epilogue; Abstract; The Post-1959 Shift Toward the University's Agenda; Efficacy in Training Professionals; References; Part IV Conclusion
Chapter 10 SWOT Analysis of Four Espoused Business School GoalsAbstract; Wissenschaft: Discovery of Knowledge as an End Goal; Strengths; Weaknesses; Opportunities; Threats; Informing Practice as an End Goal; Strengths; Weaknesses; Opportunities; Threats; Instilling Virtue as an End Goal; Strengths; Weaknesses; Opportunities; Threats; Training Professionals as an End Goal; Strengths; Weaknesses; Opportunities; Threats; References; Chapter 11 How Are We Doing 60 Years Later?; Abstract; Wissenschaft: Discovery of Knowledge as an End Goal; Informing Practice as an End Goal
Issue 4: Can Business Schools Balance Dis-aggregation and Re-aggregation?Summary; References; Chapter 4 Approaching the Study of Business and Management as Science; Abstract; Variations in Applying a "Scientific Method"; A Hierarchy of Sciences; Inductive Inference; Settled Science; Key Distinction Between Pure Science and Applied Science; Considerations for Business Schools; References; Chapter 5 But Is Business Management a Science?; Abstract; Woodrow Wilson's Concern; Three Phases; One More Time: Is Business Management a Science?; Next Step: But Is It Real?; References
Chapter 6 Part II EpilogueAbstract; Implications of Being Metaphysical; Use of Inductive Inference; Settled Science: How Are We Doing, and Will That Change?; Virtue; Can Business Schools Be a Source of New Ideas for Business?; Are Business Schools in the Business of Discovering "Truth"?; Pure Science Versus Goal-Oriented Science: Are We Promoting Alchemy?; Conclusion; References; Part III Business as a Profession; Chapter 7 Approaching the Study of Business and Management as a Profession; Abstract; What Is a Profession?; Elements of Professional Work
Business and Management from the Lens of a ProfessionAcademic Knowledge Compared to Professional Knowledge; Hume Refuses to Leave Without an Answer; Dealing with Individual Cases; References; Chapter 8 But Is Business Management a Profession?; Abstract; Virtue Returns: Credibility and Social Trustworthiness; The Politics of Exclusive Jurisdiction; Abstract Knowledge; Conclusion; References; Chapter 9 Part III Epilogue; Abstract; The Post-1959 Shift Toward the University's Agenda; Efficacy in Training Professionals; References; Part IV Conclusion
Chapter 10 SWOT Analysis of Four Espoused Business School GoalsAbstract; Wissenschaft: Discovery of Knowledge as an End Goal; Strengths; Weaknesses; Opportunities; Threats; Informing Practice as an End Goal; Strengths; Weaknesses; Opportunities; Threats; Instilling Virtue as an End Goal; Strengths; Weaknesses; Opportunities; Threats; Training Professionals as an End Goal; Strengths; Weaknesses; Opportunities; Threats; References; Chapter 11 How Are We Doing 60 Years Later?; Abstract; Wissenschaft: Discovery of Knowledge as an End Goal; Informing Practice as an End Goal