BUILDING THEORY ABOUT THEORY BUILDING: WHAT CONSTITUTES A THEORETICAL CONTRIBUTION?

被引：1010
作者：
Corley, Kevin G. [2 ]
Gioia, Dennis A. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Penn State Univ, Smeal Coll Business, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
[2] Arizona State Univ, WP Carey Sch Business, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
来源：
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW | 2011年 / 36卷 / 01期
关键词：
ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE; MANAGEMENT; EDITORS; RELEVANCE; INTUITION; FRAMEWORK; ECONOMICS; BARRIERS; IDENTITY; CONTEXT;
D O I：
10.5465/amr.2009.0486
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
We distill existing literature on theoretical contribution into two dimensions, originality (incremental or revelatory) and utility (scientific or practical). We argue for a revision in the way scholars approach the utility dimension by calling for a view of theorizing that would enable theories with more "scope" (both scientific and practical utility). We also argue for an orientation toward "prescience" as a way of achieving scope and fulfilling our scholarly role of facilitating organizational and societal adaptiveness.
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