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Researching from the Inside: Epistemological Foundations and Methodological Requirements of the Practitioner-Researcher Stance in Management Science

Author(s) Dr. Rachid Maghniwi
Country Morocco
Abstract A growing number of managers and executives undertake doctoral research on their own organisation or sector. This dual stance of practitioner-researcher is often viewed with suspicion: it is criticised for a lack of distance, a risk of confirmation bias, and access to the field that is privileged but biased. This paper argues that intimate knowledge of the field can become an epistemological resource rather than a bias, provided that it is instrumented. It first reviews the debate between research from the inside and research from the outside. It then draws on four theoretical foundations: tacit knowledge, reflective practice, engaged scholarship and pragmatic constructivism. It identifies four critical moments of the dual stance (access, data collection, interpretation and reporting) and proposes a model of instrumented reflexivity that matches each moment with specific control mechanisms. An application to the banking sector illustrates the operational relevance of the model. The paper thus offers a framework for legitimising research conducted from the inside, useful to practitioner doctoral students, their supervisors and doctoral schools.
Keywords practitioner-researcher, insider research, reflexivity, epistemology, engaged scholarship, tacit knowledge, reflective practice, management science, banking sector
Field Sociologie > Philosophie / Psychologie / Religion
Published In Volume 8, Issue 5, September-October 2026
Published On 2026-09-30
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i05.88608
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