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Ten Pitfalls of Research Practices in Management Science
Ten Pitfalls of Research Practices in Management Science

Author(s): Grażyna Wieczorkowska-Wierzbińska, Grzegorz Król
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: research practices; research pitfalls; data analysis; management science

Summary/Abstract: This essay-like text discusses 10 pitfalls in the analysis of data in management science: (1) Too small a number of experimental studies; (2) Ignoring the specifics of the research object; (3) Lack of standard operationalizations; (4) Weakness of measurement ; (5) Weakness of data analyses; (6) Too high a level of generality of theory and too few replications; (7) Misinterpretation of the outcomes of statistical analyses; (8) Reviewers’ expectation regarding the samples and hypotheses testing; (9) Missing “time” in the list of predictors; (10) Wrong standards of publication. Most of these risks apply also to psychological and sociological research.

  • Issue Year: 14/2016
  • Issue No: 2 (60)
  • Page Range: 173-187
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English