Answers to a Discussion Note: On the 'Metaphor of the Metaphor'
反对在组织研究中优先开展隐喻研究与认识论现实主义之间的辩论，认为这种‘现实主义’辩论是转移注意力的‘红鲱鱼’，并指出真正值得关注的是研究中的多重声音（‘自我’）的复调。
Should a debate of the choice(s) between metaphorical investigation and epistemological realism in organizational research be prioritized as Willy McCourt called for in Organization Studies? (McCourt 1997) We argue here against doing any such thing — a 'realism' debate in organizational theory would merely be a 'red herring' (Hausman 1998). Theoretical investigation from Ricoeur to Derrida has liberated us from the need to re-visit the theme, but examination of Gareth Morgan's (and Gibson Burrell's) intellectual development, as begun by McCourt, is of interest because it reveals two very different 'realisms'. What is of interest about 'realism' is not an eitherlor of either 'realism' or 'constructivism', but a polyphony of the many voices ('selfs') of research.