2014
DOI: 10.1007/s11135-014-0150-4
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Positivism: to what extent does it aid our understanding of the contemporary social world?

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“…The only knowledge of this reality that is acceptable is that which is derived from experience" (p. 97). Not without its critics, positivism has remained an important paradigm in marketing and business management research (Hasan, 2016). One of its main critiques, cites Hasan (2016), is positivism's sole reliance on objective observation.…”
Section: Research Des Ig N Appr Oach and Par Ad Ig Msmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The only knowledge of this reality that is acceptable is that which is derived from experience" (p. 97). Not without its critics, positivism has remained an important paradigm in marketing and business management research (Hasan, 2016). One of its main critiques, cites Hasan (2016), is positivism's sole reliance on objective observation.…”
Section: Research Des Ig N Appr Oach and Par Ad Ig Msmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Not without its critics, positivism has remained an important paradigm in marketing and business management research (Hasan, 2016). One of its main critiques, cites Hasan (2016), is positivism's sole reliance on objective observation. However, Hasan (2016) counters that "complete objectivity is impossible and subjectivity should also be accepted as an inherent part of human nature" (p. 323).…”
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“…A positivist approach enables one to present the discipline sufficiently and rigorously as scientific experts, providing the platform to make strong claims on reliability and objectivity. 21 A purposeful sampling technique was used. The target population was the 2019 first year Dental Technology students (n=47) from the first year Dental Technology extended curriculum (n=29) and mainstream (n=18) programmes at the Durban University of Technology (DUT).…”
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“…The current thesis applied the positivism research philosophy, because this type of philosophy aims at understanding and explaining the causes for a phenomenon through the use of large data sets, providing recommendations for change (Hasan, 2016;Kincaid, 1998). In turn, positivism is applicable to this research that aims at exploring what motivates employees to commit or engage in fraud, answering the question of "why employees do bad things", and testing hypotheses about patterns of relationship among variables.…”
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