In Search of Paradigmatic Diversification in Academic Finance

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Published: 06-06-2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/dujbst.v42i1.59960
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Paradigms, Functionalism, Logical Positivist, Interpretivist, Epistemology, Ontology, Academic Finance, Paradigmatic Diversification

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Sheikh Tanzila Deepty
Department of Finance, University of Dhaka
Saud Ahmed
Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, University of Dhaka

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Academic finance research is largely overshadowed by functionalist paradigm, and this limit positive contribution to knowledge. Hence, finance literature faces criticism, which highlights the justification of having a diversified philosophical stance. By investigating contemporary papers on investment benchmarks, sustainable finance and behavioural finance, we identify that modern finance researchers are rethinking about the research paradigm to bring paradigmatic diversification rather than being stagnant to positivism.

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Vol. 42 No. 1 (2021): Vol. XLII No. 1, 2021

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In Search of Paradigmatic Diversification in Academic Finance. (2021). Dhaka University Journal of Business Studies, 42(1), 59-72. https://doi.org/10.3329/dujbst.v42i1.59960

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