States the top reason why managers should take notice of scholarly research is because actions based on sound evidence beat those based on suspect intuition every time. Posits that even academic research at its best is perhaps not that much of a better alternative to guru’s fads and fantasies.

Purpose – This article advocates for evidenced‐based management and aims to demonstrate how it works. Design/methodology/approach – The article identifies seven implementation principles to help people and companies that are committed to doing what it takes to profit from evidence‐based...

Foundations for Inquiry, a philosophy of social science book, is both a primer and a resource for anyone interested in social and behavioral research. As a "reader" with excerpts from classic and soon-to-be classic writings on research in the organizational sciences, the book shows the myriad...