The Sociopolitical and Economic Context in Evaluating Productivity and Implementing Management Science Techniques

Kalyan Singhal
Additional contact information
Kalyan Singhal: Department of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721

Interfaces, 1982, vol. 12, issue 2, 77-82

Abstract: The importance of the sociopolitical and economic context in dealing with a problem situation in a particular country has been widely emphasised in the literature. However, one continues to come across studies in which the authors first concede this point but then go on to evaluate another country from their parochial perspective. This is particularly true of studies based on short-term trips abroad. The result could be incorrect data, incomplete analysis, and erroneous conclusions. Mostly, if not always, these studies show that the situation in the host country is highly illogical based on, of course, the yardstick used in the guest's country. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the process that leads to the reports on such studies. The lessons that follow from this analysis, we believe, are relevant in using the historical experience of one country for obtaining insights into the problem in another.

Keywords: professional; OR/MS philosophy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1982
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/inte.12.2.77 (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:inm:orinte:v:12:y:1982:i:2:p:77-82

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in Interfaces from INFORMS Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Chris Asher ().