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MOVING FROM IDEAS TO A THEORETICAL CONTRIBUTION: COMMENTS ON THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THEORY IN ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH
Author(s) -
RINDOVA VIOLINA
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of supply chain management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.75
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1745-493X
pISSN - 1523-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-493x.2011.03221.x
Subject(s) - process (computing) , epistemology , development theory , value (mathematics) , process theory , sociology , management science , computer science , business , work in process , economics , marketing , philosophy , operating system , machine learning , market economy
The topic of theory development remains an ongoing area of interest among management scholars. Much of the discussion on the topic has focused on the question of what constitutes a theoretical contribution. In contrast, this article emphasizes the process through which ideas develop into a value‐added theoretical contribution. The article highlights the paradoxical nature of the demands that the theory development process poses on scholars.