Part I. Loss of meaning -- The problem : so much noise, so little to say -- From science as a vocation to science as a game : and the resulting loss of meaning -- Institutions encouraging competition, instrumentalism, and meaningless research -- Researchers making sense of meaningless research -- Me...

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1. Verfasser:	Alvesson, Mats 1956- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Oxford Oxford University Press 2017
Ausgabe:	First edition
Schlagworte:	Sozialwissenschaften Forschung Veröffentlichung Aussagekraft
Online-Zugang:	BTU01 FWS01 FWS02
Zusammenfassung:	Part I. Loss of meaning -- The problem : so much noise, so little to say -- From science as a vocation to science as a game : and the resulting loss of meaning -- Institutions encouraging competition, instrumentalism, and meaningless research -- Researchers making sense of meaningless research -- Methodologies and writings that turn into black holes of meaning -- Part II. Recovery of meaning -- Recovering meaning by reforming academic identities and practices -- Recovering meaning by reforming organizations and institutions -- Recovering meaning through policy changes -- Conclusion ... the premium is to write and publish, not to read and learn. ... Academics do research in order to get published, not to say something socially meaningful. This is what we view as the rise of nonsense in academic research ... The book's second part offers a range of proposals aimed at restoring meaning at the heart of social science research ...
Beschreibung:	Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 145-153
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (164 Seiten)
ISBN:	9780191829161