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Readings for this session Required readings: Wallace, Walter. 1971. The Logic of science in sociology. Chicago: Aldine, pp. 11-25. IACMR Statement of “Commitment to Excellent” Tsui, A.S. 2006. Contextualization in Chinese management research. Management and Organization Review, 2(1): 1-13. Supplemental readings: Tsui, A.S., Jone L. Pearce, Lyman W. Porter, and Angela M. Tripoli. 1997. Alternative Approaches to the Employee-Organization Relationship: Does Investment in Employees Pay Off?” Academy of Management Journal, 40(5): 1089-1121. Xiao, Z.X. Tsui, A. S. 2007. “Where brokers may not work: The culture contingency of social capital”. Administrative Science Quarterly, 53: 1-31. Yan, A. Gray. B. 1994. Bargaining power, management control, and performance in the United States-China joint ventures: A comparative case study. Academy of Management Journal, 37: 1478-1517. Four sources of knowledge or truth Mythical Authoritative Logical Scientific Goal of Science: Seek truth or create knowledge Science is the pursuit of truth, of explanation, prediction, and control a phenomenon. Truth obtained from the scientific method contains both logic and evidence that are consistent with each other. Science is about the creation of knowledge, not the application of knowledge Science cannot settle debate about values (good or bad, right or wrong, e.g. stem cell research) - objectivity Ultimate goal of science is to better the human condition Methodology The conduct of scientific inquiry Methodology is the science of finding out knowledge (truth). The standards for determining truth is rigor in logic and methods The scientific community determines the standards of rigor and professional competence. Each scientist is accountable to the scientific community for adhering to standards of professional competence and norms. The visible part of our scientific conduct and results is “reconstructed logic” The ethics of science is in the conduct of the scientist. R