Øvretveit John
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
J Health Organ Manag. 2008;22(2):189-206. doi: 10.1108/14777260810876349.
The aim of this paper is to stimulate debate about criteria for assessing the scientific contribution of a piece of management research and to guide and encourage researchers in writing papers for publication. The paper also seeks to reduce the number of papers submitted to journals and reviewers which are really unfinished early drafts or which do provide knowledge which could contribute to reducing suffering.
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: The paper draws on and discusses the difference between practical research for a manager and scientific research, as well as the author's experience as researcher, writer, reviewer, editor, research methods course leader and director of research.
The discussion highlights that the author should draft the paper under the suggested headings and fulfil criteria of validity, reliability, supported conclusions, generalisability, ensuring that each section follows on from the other, and that the findings are related to previous research.
RESEARCH LIMITATIONS/IMPLICATIONS: This is the author's personal view about how to carry out and write research to get published, without discussions of other views.
The findings in this paper may provoke more debate about management science and the role of this journal. The guidance may help many researchers publish their management research.
ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The paper links practical guidance with discussion of criteria for scientific contribution in a readable way.
本文旨在激发关于评估一项管理研究的科学贡献的标准的讨论，并指导和鼓励研究人员撰写可供发表的论文。本文还旨在减少提交给期刊和审稿人的论文数量，这些论文实际上是未完成的初稿，或者并未提供有助于减轻痛苦的知识。
设计/方法/途径：本文借鉴并讨论了针对管理者的实践研究与科学研究之间的差异，以及作者作为研究者、作者、审稿人、编辑、研究方法课程负责人和研究主任的经验。
讨论强调作者应按照建议的标题起草论文，并满足有效性、可靠性、有支持的结论、可推广性等标准，确保各部分之间连贯衔接，且研究结果与先前的研究相关。
研究局限性/影响：这是作者关于如何开展研究并撰写论文以实现发表的个人观点，未讨论其他观点。
本文的研究结果可能引发关于管理科学以及本期刊作用的更多讨论。这些指导可能有助于许多研究人员发表他们的管理研究成果。
原创性/价值：本文以易读的方式将实践指导与关于科学贡献标准的讨论联系起来。
