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100			_aAl-Habil, Wasim Ismail
245			_aPositivist and phenomenological research in American public administration
260			_c2011
300			_ap.946-953.
362			_aDec
520			_aPublic administration suffers from the problem of the logical division between facts and values if modernity is seen as the thoughts of logical positivism and instrumental rationalism. The instrumental rationality of modernity presented the concepts of efficiency, effectiveness, expertise, professionalism, accountability, and democracy and other issues in PA. On the other hand, interpretivism is based on the belief that there is no objective reality out there and reality is socially constructed. Reality is not something that exists outside the researcher as is the case under the positivist perspective. This article discusses how the two different theories, positivism and interpretivism, influence the way of thinking and practicing in the field of public administration. - Reproduced.
650			_aPublic administration - United States
650			_aPublic administration
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
908			_aN
909			_a95354
999			_c95354 _d95354