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This paper examined the views in which how management research can learn from the research in physical sciences. The discussions evolved on the understanding of scientific knowledge science in the area of sciences and relation to the study in management research. Management research might not be scientific as in physical sciences such as physics, chemistry or astronomy because the former are inter-related with human behavior and whereas the latter investigates physical objects (non-living objects). The following discussion explored the distinction between management and physical science researches. Synthesizing this discussion, it is depicted that the concept of science has been differently interpreted by various physical sciences are schools of thoughts. It is recommended here that one of the ways to progress management inquiry or research, is to challenge the traditional methodologies and to use scientific approach in observing, measuring, analyzing, and concluding management phenomena. Hence, this reflects from learning of the physical science research.
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Amiruddin is a passionate entrepreneurship educator and completed his MBA in Technology Entrepreneurship from University of Technology Malaysia in 2001. In 2013, Amiruddin finished his PhD thesis from the reputable School of Management, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. His research focuses on entrepreneurial opportunity creation in technology based industry.
He is currently a SENIOR LECTURER in the Faculty of Technology Management & Technopreneurship, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia, Melaka. He has been teaching several management related courses both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has been publishing in many international conferences including one in the 24th IBIMA 2014 Conference, in Milan, Italy (ISBN: 978-0-9860419-3-8), on Exploiting Entrepreneurial Opportunity for New Venture Creation in the Biotechnology Industry: A Family Business Perspective. All IBIMA conference since 2006 are indexed at Thomson Reuters (ISI). His current research interests are entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship and green marketing.
Dr. Ahamat serves in various committees among them includes being a Member of Assessment Panel for Malaysian Quality Assurance (MQA) Agency overseeing quality assurance in the higher education institutions in Malaysia.
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Ahamat, A. Examining How Management Research Learns from Research in the Physical Sciences. GSTF J Law Soc Sci 4, 13 (2014). https://doi.org/10.7603/s40741-014-0013-2
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