Building theory about theory building: What constitutes a theoretical contribution?

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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 way scholars approach the utility dimension, by calling for a view of theorizing that would enable theories with more scope (both scientific and practical utility). We also argue for an orientation toward prescience as a way of achieving scope and fulfilling our scholarly role of facilitating organizational and societal adaptiveness..Printed journal