Congruence, Contingency, and Theory Building
提出一致性和权变是Dubin理论构建与检验模型的核心特征，通过回顾研究论证一致性由变量关系定律定义、权变由系统状态定义，并讨论相关概念与实证问题。
It is proposed that congruence and contingency are central features of Dubin's conditions for constructing and testing a theoretical model. Placing congruence and contingency research within an accepted framework for scientific inquiry is essential to understanding and predicting organizational phenomena. After reviewing select research, the present authors argue: (a) that congruence is defined by the laws of relationship of a theory's variables, and (b) that contingency is defined by the system states where the integrity of the system is maintained, but in a markedly different condition. Additional conceptual and empirical issues relating to congruence and contingency hypotheses are then discussed.