Premium
Too much theory, not enough understanding ⋆
Author(s) -
Schmenner Roger W.,
Van Wassenhove Luk,
Ketokivi Mikko,
Heyl Jeff,
Lusch Robert F.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of operations management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.649
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1873-1317
pISSN - 0272-6963
DOI - 10.1016/j.jom.2009.07.004
Subject(s) - appeal , management theory , center (category theory) , sociology , epistemology , computer science , management science , economics , philosophy , political science , law , chemistry , crystallography
This essay and the following commentaries address the use of theory in operations management. While much is said about theory in the typical journal article, theory, as science defines it, is not at the center of much of our research. The discipline had fallen into some bad habits. This essay and its commentaries appeal for more attention to what theory can mean for our understanding of operations management.