Should management be a social science or a design science?
Nov 12, 2009 1:05 pm (Thursday)
London School of Economics and Political Science (map)
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Event details: Should management be a social science or a design science?
Description
Date: Thursday 12 November 2009
Time: 1.05pm
Venue: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Professor Michael Barzelay
In this lunchtime series of lectures, a selection of LSE's academics from across the spectrum of the social sciences explain the latest thinking on how social scientists work to address the critical problems of the day. They survey the leading ideas and contributions made by their discipline, explain the types of problems that are addressed and the tools that are used, and explore the kinds of solutions proposed.
The lecture will consider the argument that management research and teaching should develop as a design science. It explores some of the promise and difficulties of this proposal, from a social science perspective.
Michael Barzelay is professor of Public Management in the Department of Management. His academic background lies in political science and public policy as well as management.
The next lecture in this series, Risk sharing and the Employment Relationship| will take place on Thursday 19 November.
A list of all the lectures in the Thinking Like a Social Scientist lunchtime lecture series can be found here.|
This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. For more information, email events@lse.ac.uk| or call 020 7955 6043.
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