Trends in Theory Building and Theory Testing: A Five-Decade Study of theAcademy of Management Journal
提出一个分类法，从理论构建和理论检验两个维度衡量实证文章的理论贡献，并基于《管理学会期刊》74期样本发现，过去五十年中这两个维度呈上升趋势，且文章在这两个维度的水平能显著预测其被引次数。
We introduce a taxonomy that reflects the theoretical contribution of empirical articles along two dimensions: theory building and theory testing. We used that taxonomy to track trends in the theoretical contributions offered by articles over the past five decades. Results based on data from a sample of 74 issues of the Academy of Management Journal reveal upward trends in theory building and testing over time. In addition, the levels of theory building and testing within articles are significant predictors of citation rates. In particular, articles rated moderate to high on both dimensions enjoyed the highest levels of citations.