MOVING FROM IDEAS TO A THEORETICAL CONTRIBUTION: COMMENTS ON THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THEORY IN ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH
探讨了想法如何发展为有价值的理论贡献，强调理论发展过程对学者提出的矛盾性要求，适合关注理论构建的管理学者。
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.