Developing and evaluating scientific knowledge and its value requires a clear–or at least not
too unclear–understanding of what 'theory'means. We argue that common definitions of …

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 …

This article addresses the methodology that can be applied when researching the field of
academic research management, in which the adoption of a knowledge-based view (KBV) is …

If the relevance gap in management research is to be narrowed, management scholars must
identify and adopt processes of inquiry that simultaneously achieve high rigour and high …

Theory matters in applied disciplines—fields that apply scholarly research to professional
practice, such as management, social work, health care, human resource development …

abstract The intersection of academic disciplines and fields provides an important forum for
creative theory building. In this article, we identify three modes of theory building at the …

I can hardly believe that we have reached the end of my editorial team's term. Three years
have passed with alarming celerity, but close with clear signs of the strength and influence of …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to reexamine the importance of theory in research.
The paper focuses on discussing the underlying principles that influence the research …

Is “the field of management's devotion to theory too much of a good thing?”[Hambrick, DC
2007. The field of management's devotion to theory: Too much of a good thing? Acad …

This book is an introduction to a key issue in management research that usually goes
unnoticed ą epistemology and its variability. Our thesis is that management research can …