Published in Journal of Management, 9 (1983), 213-216.
The Importance of Objectivity and Falsification in Management Science
J. Scott Armstrong
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
In general, I thought that the Boal and Willis “Note on the Armstrong/Mitroff Debate” 1 provided an
interesting and fair discussion. 2 The summary of the consequences of the subjective versus objective approaches
(Table 1 in their paper) was helpful. It clearly outlined the dilemma faced by scientists: “Should I strive for personal
gain or for scientific contributions?” It also described what is likely to happen to the theories generated from the
subjective and objective approaches. For example, the authors claimed that the subjective approach will yield a
fuller hearing for a theory.
Given my preference for empirical evidence, I was disappointed that Boal and Willis had little evidence to
report. Fortunately, recent research has been done on the above topics. This research......

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