A critical realist interpretation of evolutionary growth theorising

A critical realist interpretation of evolutionary growth theorising

The paper discusses a critical realist interpretation of evolutionary growth theorising by focusing on some of its basic characteristics. The evolutionary ontology is complex, differentiated, structured, systemic, open, ever-changing and radically uncertain. Its methodology tends to be increasingly based on ‘appreciative’ theorising, retroductive explanations and interdisciplinary analysis. Aft...

Change in Networks – a Critical Realist Interpretation

The main issue of this work-in-progress paper is to address the explanation and understanding of change (and stability) in networks informed by a critical realist position. The aim is twofold. The next section presents a framework drawing heavily on a critical realist interpretation of logistics research (Aastrup & Nedergaard, 2000). Section three discusses a limited number of contributions fro...

A Critical Realist Interpretation of Managerial Contacts in Industrial Internationalisation

This conceptual paper reviews the core assumptions of critical realism as a variant of realist philosophy of science as well as its implications for management studies. In addition, the paper reviews previous IMP research on both personal contacts and firm internationalisation. Based on such a review of literature, firm internationalisation and related managerial contacts are conceptualised as ...

A Critical Realist Commentary

The case for “analytical dualism” as a means of approaching sociotechnical action is presented as an alternative to accounts which tend to conflate agency, structure, and technology. This is based on the work of Margaret Archer, whose work is in turn located in the traditions of critical realism. Her commitment to analytical dualism, which stresses both the importance of time in analysis and th...

EMANCIPATION: Elements of a Critical Realist Approach