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@article{citeulike:6053587, abstract = {Action research has become increasingly prominent among management researchers as an espoused paradigm used to justify the validity of a range of research outputs. In this paper we introduce and discuss 12 contentions which, we argue, justify an action research project as quality research. The contentions are presented through a discussion of a number of important issues: generality and theory generation, the type of theory development appropriate to action research, the pragmatic focus of action research, designing action research and validity of action research.}, address = {Department of Management Science, Strathclyde Business School, Graham Hills Building, 40 George Street, Glasgow G1 1BA, UK}, author = {Eden, Colin and Huxham, Chris}, citeulike-article-id = {6053587}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.1996.tb00107.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/119223381/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1111/j.1467-8551.1996.tb00107.x}, issn = {1467-8551}, journal = {British Journal of Management}, keywords = {action, management, research}, number = {1}, pages = {75--86}, posted-at = {2009-11-01 15:05:18}, priority = {3}, title = {Action Research for Management Research}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.1996.tb00107.x}, volume = {7}, year = {1996} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6053587 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6053587 N2 - Action research has become increasingly prominent among management researchers as an espoused paradigm used to justify the validity of a range of research outputs. In this paper we introduce and discuss 12 contentions which, we argue, justify an action research project as quality research. The contentions are presented through a discussion of a number of important issues: generality and theory generation, the type of theory development appropriate to action research, the pragmatic focus of action research, designing action research and validity of action research. IS - 1 JF - British Journal of Management SN - 1467-8551 AD - Department of Management Science, Strathclyde Business School, Graham Hills Building, 40 George Street, Glasgow G1 1BA, UK EP - 86 TI - Action Research for Management Research VL - 7 SP - 75 KW - action KW - management KW - research AU - Eden, Colin AU - Huxham, Chris PY - 1996/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.1996.tb00107.x ER -