Empirical Science: New Frontier in Operations Management Research
指出运营管理研究缺乏实证理论构建，从经典实证科学视角探讨如何培育实证理论构建，并评估了一个实证稳健的运营管理理论模型。
This article identifies a methodological void in operations management (OM) research as the lack of empirical theory building. It addresses two questions: What is empirical science? and How can empirical theory building be nurtured in the area? The rationale for theory building in this article is derived from the classical empirical science perspective. Further, an empirically sound model OM theory is identified and evaluated, and selected theorylike statements and informal “theories” embedded in the OM literature are classified into an accepted classification scheme made up of grand theories, middle range theories, and empirical generalizations.