What the Fox Says, How the Fox Works: Deep Contextualization as a Source of New Research Agendas and Theoretical Insights
借用以赛亚·伯林的狐狸与刺猬比喻，探讨约翰·蔡尔德在中国管理研究中的深度情境化方法，分析其如何产生新研究议程和理论洞见，并指出机遇与局限。
Abstract Using Isaiah Berlin’s distinction between foxes and hedgehogs, John Child’s approach to management research has been described as a fox in a community dominated by hedgehogs. I thus explore Child’s approach to conducting research on China-related phenomena, and place his new work into this trajectory. In doing so, I offer insights into the opportunities and limitations of developing research agendas and generating new theoretical insights from research that is deeply contextualized.