What Is “This” a Case of? Generative Theorizing for Disruptive Times
本文探讨如何用不同过程理论流派分析新冠疫情这一现象,回答“这算什么案例”的问题,强调好奇心连接现象与理论,使理论对行动有意义。
In this essay, I examine how different strands of process theorizing might be applied to the phenomenon of the COVID-19 pandemic, offering different answers to the question “What is ‘this’ a case of?” I further argue that the question “What is this a case of?” captures the spirit of intellectual curiosity that can bridge phenomena and theory, making phenomena understandable and theories meaningful for action. For me, this is what Organization and Management Theory, seen as both a discipline within the broader field of management and as a community of scholars is and should be fundamentally about.