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- Title
Historical Perspective: Using the Past to Study the Present.
- Authors
Lawrence, Barbara S.
- Abstract
Historical perspective refers to understanding a subject in light of its earliest phases and subsequent evolution. This perspective differs from history because its object is to sharpen one's vision of the present, not the past. When historical perspective is overlooked in social research, researchers may draw misleading conclusions. Historical perspective expands research horizons by encouraging study of the relative stability of phenomena, providing alternative explanations for phenomena, and aiding problem formulation and research design.
- Subjects
SOCIAL science research; HISTORICISM; HUMAN life cycle; SOCIOLOGICAL research; BUSINESS success; EXPERIMENTAL design; HISTORICAL sociology; SOCIAL evolution; ANTHROPOLOGY; PERSPECTIVE (Art)
- Publication
Academy of Management Review, 1984, Vol 9, Issue 2, p307
- ISSN
0363-7425
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5465/AMR.1984.4277663