International Journal of Accounting and Management Sciences (IJAMS)
Vol1 No.2 October 2022
DOI https://www.doi.org/10.56830/FCTP1084
Author
Ule Prince Alamina
Edeh Friday Ogbu
Aberes Wapaimi
Micah Woyengiimomoemi Jacob
Abstract
The scientific approach to knowledge generation hinges in the collection of valid and
reliable data about the phenomenon being investigated. These quests for knowledge claims
not only satisfy the human curiosity in the need to know but also emphasize the systematic
application of science in the investigation of social phenomenon. However, the functionality
of knowledge seeking behaviour rests on the sustenance of the human quest for valid and
reliable knowledge. These knowledge only become meaningful when they stand to explain
the purpose, nature, meaning and shortfalls of the human element which is the centre of
inquiry in the behavioural science research. Thus, an understanding of this phenomenon gives
insightful knowledge into the kind of data to be collected that would aid in theory building
which is the tool for explaining the knowledge that researchers anchors their philosophical
assumptions upon. And since theory building in the behavioural science domain requires the
collection of accurate and reliable data in order to make salient epistemic claims and
generalization, researchers need to uncover the phenomenon under investigation and such
understanding must be taken into consideration. These considerations would inform
researchers on the approach to be adopted. Based on these the paper concluded that
researchers need to understand the human ontological nature which gives rise to
epistemological consideration because human behaviour is unpredictable.
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