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Multimethodology and Critical Realism
John Mingers has recently made a powerful case for multimethodology (in other fields sometimes referred to as 'blicolage') and critical realism providing an effective way forwards in management science research (Mingers, J (2006) Realising Systems Thinking: Knowledge and Action in Management Science).
His argument is more philosophically heterdox than conventional Critical Realist thinking, and it would be interesting to know what others think about this.
I also sometimes worry that 'bricolage' is occasionally used to refer to slightly messy pluralistic approaches (i.e. more post-modern rather than critical realist) which don't necessarily contain the ontological critique which Mingers emphasises. However, if effective multimethodological projects can be shown to have efficacy, then there is a platform for deepening the engagement with the broader philosophy.
His argument is more philosophically heterdox than conventional Critical Realist thinking, and it would be interesting to know what others think about this.
I also sometimes worry that 'bricolage' is occasionally used to refer to slightly messy pluralistic approaches (i.e. more post-modern rather than critical realist) which don't necessarily contain the ontological critique which Mingers emphasises. However, if effective multimethodological projects can be shown to have efficacy, then there is a platform for deepening the engagement with the broader philosophy.
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