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Crook, D (1997) Empirical enquiry or metaphysics? Re-specifying the methodological debate. Journal of Construction Procurement, 3(02), 56–71.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: ethnomethodology; research methodology; sociology
- ISBN/ISSN: 1358-9180
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Recent contributions to methodological debate in construction management have highlighted arguments surrounding the use of what have been referred to as 'qualitative' and 'quantitative' approaches to research. Debate at this level is misleading and obscures the real issue at hand: whether researchers in construction management wish to pursue a programme of empirical enquiry or engage in metaphysical speculation. Drawing upon the foundational respecification of sociology offered by ethnomethodology, the construction management research endeavour is examined and requirements for empirical work are outlined.
Holt, G D (1997) Construction research questionnaires and attitude measurement: relative index or mean?. Journal of Construction Procurement, 3(02), 88–96.
Lenard, D, Raftery, J and McGeorge, D (1997) Designing a research methodology. Journal of Construction Procurement, 3(02), 19–33.
McCabe, S (1997) Using suitable tools for researching what quality managers in construction organizations actually do. Journal of Construction Procurement, 3(02), 72–87.
Rooke, J D (1997) Developing a more empirical approach to culture, attitude and motivation in construction management research: a critique and a proposal. Journal of Construction Procurement, 3(02), 45–55.
Root, D, Fellows, R F and Hancock, M (1997) Quantitative versus qualitative or positivism and interactionism: a reflection of ideology in the current methodological debate?. Journal of Construction Procurement, 3(02), 34–44.
Runeson, G (1997) The methodology of building economics research. Journal of Construction Procurement, 3(02), 3–18.