Complexifying Organizational Theory: Illustrations using Time Research
提出理论复杂性的四个层次，从权变方法到混沌视角，并用时间取向、多时性等研究展示如何用复杂性阶梯激发新的研究视角。
We seek to enrich organizational inquiry by introducing an additional level of abstraction based on theory complexity. We develop four levels of theory complexity and anchor each with well-established theoretical frameworks and research streams. After identifying the contingency approach as the simplest, we progress through cycles and competing values approaches and arrive at the chaos perspective as the most complex. We use research on time orientations, polychronicity, and entrainment to illustrate the utility of such a ladder of theoretical complexity in provoking alternative research lenses and inquiry.