In their pursuit to propagate their philosophy, W and Z have relied on a 17th century methodological doctrine of inductivism, according to which a theory is defined as “sets of hypotheses which have been confirmed”. According to the inductivist’s textbook tradition, a true scientist begins with data, forms a ‘hypothesis’, tests the hypothesis and if it is confirmed, it is elevated to the status of a ‘theory’ (Boland and Gordon, 1992). It is important to note that the empirical studies alone providing independent and scattered results that do not fit into a framework cannot be the subject matter of a research domain of an entire discipline. Passmore (1953) who has been cited by W & Z has made an apt remark that the ‘actual effect of positivism in the social sciences is to lead to the production of a vast quantity of work that boasts of being scientific but is empty and commonplace’. As pointed out by Sterling, the accomplishments of PAT are non-existent. Instead of bringing forth interesting or unexpected or edifying results, PAT has presented us with findings that are empty and commonplace (1990).