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For the most part, I think Professor Benson has captured the spirit of the four articles that he has reviewed. In particular, I believe he responsibly articulates my multilectic approach to social scientific knowing. However, I would like to indicate a few subtle misinterpretations-due, I believe, to Benson’s unwillingness to accept the Zen paradigm in toto. Secondly, I would like to expand on the possibility of an integration/coupling of our organizational research endeavors. Finally, I reiterate my conclusions and heartily support Benson’s conclusions regarding the epistemological nature of social science.
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Bobko, P. (1980). Zen and Science. In: Pinder, C.C., Moore, L.F. (eds) Middle Range Theory and the Study of Organizations. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8733-3_13
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