Purpose. The article seeks to give clarity and logical coherence to the methodological structure of research. It presents some logical evidence on the relationship between the philosophy of science and methodological design of management research. It concludes on the implications of the methods...

This commentary article examines the acceptable R-square in social science empirical modelling with particular focus on why a low R-square model is acceptable in empirical social science research. The paper shows that a low R-square model is not necessarily bad. This is because the goal of most...

1. Science and Scientism -- 1.1. The Social Sciences and the Analytical Method -- 1.2. Hucksterism in Economics -- 1.3. The Systems Paradigm and the Re-emphasis of Interaction -- 1.4. The Status of Mathematical Research -- 1.5. General Systems Methodology and Empirical Research -- 1.6. The...