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Student understandings of evidence-based management : ways of doing and being

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17/12/2018
Author
Wright, April
Irving, Gemma
Hibbert, Paul Charles
Greenfield, Geoff
Keywords
Evidence-based management
Evidence-based practice
Student learning
Undergraduate teaching
Qualitative research
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
LB2300 Higher Education
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Abstract
This paper advances the literature on Evidence Based Management (EBMgt) by exploring how students understand EBMgt. We conduct a qualitative inductive study of undergraduate students who were introduced to EBMgt and applied evidence-based processes as part of an introductory management course. Our findings identify four qualitatively different student understandings of EBMgt: (1) EBMgt as an unrealistic way of doing management; (2) EBMgt as a way of doing management in particular situations; (3) EBMgt as a generally useful way of doing management; and (4) EBMgt as an ideal way of being a manager. We find that variations in student understanding are based upon perceptions of the utility of evidence-based processes, the stance taken towards scientific evidence as a form of knowledge, and the focus of reflection about the practice of EBMgt. By opening up insight into the how undergraduate students understand and make sense of EBMgt as ways of doing and being, we contribute to the theoretical literature on EBMgt and to the practice of EBMgt teaching and learning and offer new paths for future research.
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Wright , A , Irving , G , Hibbert , P C & Greenfield , G 2018 , ' Student understandings of evidence-based management : ways of doing and being ' , Academy of Management Learning & Education , vol. 17 , no. 4 , pp. 453-473 . https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2016.0249
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Academy of Management Learning & Education
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2016.0249
ISSN
1537-260X
Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2017, Academy of Management Learning & Education. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at http://amle.aom.org/ https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2016.0249
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/16585

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