What Is the Truth in Market Research? Being a Truth Teller

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Title:	What Is the Truth in Market Research? Being a Truth Teller
Authors:	CHIEH-CHING TIEN
Contributors:	Graduate School of Art-Culture Policy and Management, National Taiwan University of Arts, Taiwan
Keywords:	marketing research positivism interpretivism research philosophy
Date:	2009-12
Issue Date:	2010-12-15 03:57:10 (UTC+0)
Abstract:	Market research is recognised as having an important function in the turbulent business environment. In recent times the way market research is conducted has changed, with increasing use of qualitative as well as quantitative methods. Consequently, the main question has become, ‘What is the truth in market research?’ It is important for the researcher to be aware of their own philosophical position at the outset of the research. Taking into account the writer’s own philosophical position and the distinctive features of market research, the view taken here is that there is no such thing as permanent truth. Although there has been debate about the relative merits of positivism and interpretivism, and traditionally positivism has occupied a central position in terms of research philosophy, there is now an increasing move towards interpretivism and the qualitative approach in market research. In seeking truth in marketing science, the role of the ‘truth-teller’ is to present an interpretation of social reality that will be accepted by the research subjects.
Relation:	Asian Journal of Management and Humanity Sciences 4(4):241-258
Appears in Collections:	[Asian Journal of Management and Humanity Sciences] v.4 n.4

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