WHEN MINDSETS COLLIDE: SWITCHING ANALYTICAL MINDSETS TO ADVANCE ORGANIZATION SCIENCE

WHEN MINDSETS COLLIDE: SWITCHING ANALYTICAL MINDSETS TO ADVANCE ORGANIZATION SCIENCE

Analytic techniques have associated mindsets that can determine the way scholars conceptualize their objects of study. I propose that switching these "analytical mindsets" can lead to new theoretical insights. Using two examples, I show how switching analytical mindsets allows for divergen...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Academy of Management review 2009-10, Vol.34 (4), p.677-688
1. Verfasser: Zyphur, Michael J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Business management
Business studies
Creativity
Organization theory
Organizational analysis
Organizational behavior
Organizational research
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:Analytic techniques have associated mindsets that can determine the way scholars conceptualize their objects of study. I propose that switching these "analytical mindsets" can lead to new theoretical insights. Using two examples, I show how switching analytical mindsets allows for divergent, creative thinking that can help researchers generate new theoretical foci. I conclude by discussing the importance of attending to methodology when engaging in the process of theory construction.
ISSN:0363-7425
1930-3807
DOI:10.5465/AMR.2009.44885862