Inductive top-down theorizing: A Source of new theories of organization

Deskripsi

Building on coherence theory and a pragmatist tradition, we offer an inductive model of top-down theorizing that can be a source of new theories of organization. We explain how an initial hypothesis is refined to enhance its potential contribution (consistent with abduction). But, unlike abduction, we explain how inquiry begins - how research tensions are carved out of the flux of the vast literature - and how constant comparison facilitates an abductive process. .Printed journal