Summary: Organization Theory

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• Article: Whetten, What constitutes a theoretical contribution?

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• What is the article of Whetten filling of a gap?

  The intent is not to create a new conceptualization of theory, but rather to propose several simple concepts for discussing the theory-development process

• What is the what of the building blocks of theory development means?

  Which factors (variables, constructs, concepts) should be considered as part of the explanation of the social or individual phenomena of interest
  - two criteria

• What are the two criteria of the factors for the what? (building block theory development)

  Comprehensiveness - are all relevant factors included?
  Parsimony - should some factors be deleted because they add little additional value to our understanding? (spaarzaamheid, gierigheid)

• What does the when with the building blocks of theory development means?

  Authors begin to map the conceptual landscape of the topic. They should add to much, in time this will be refined (verfijnd)

• What does the how of the building blocks or theory development means?

  Having identified a set of factors, the researchers next question is how are they in relation. This can be done with using arrows and boxes and to find patterns. This introduces the causality.

• What does the why in the building blocks of theory development means?

  What are the underlying psychological, economic or social dynamics that justify the selection of factors and proposed causal relationship - this rational constitutes the theory's assumptions - the theoretical glue that welds the model together

• What is the domain or subject of theory? (what forms it)

  The what and how

• What is the mission of a theory-developmental journal?

  To challenge and extend existing knowledge, it is not to rewrite it

• What produces the typical model? And what can this model derive?

  The hows and whats, from this typical model testable propositions can be derived

• Article: Integrating theories

• What is the goal of the article of Mayer and Sparrowe?

  Their goal is to examine different approaches for integrating theories and discuss how to do it in a way what maximizes the chance that integration will provide novel insights that will influence future research and ultimately management practice.