The upsides and downsides of thought experiments in I‐O/OB
作者基于自身经验，阐述了在实地实验或相关研究前进行思想实验的价值，包括选择研究问题、生成假设、设计变量和程序等，但也指出思想实验只是研究过程的起点而非终点。
Summary Conducting thought experiments prior to conducting a pilot study followed by a field experiment or correlational study have proven invaluable to the author for selecting an issue worthy of study, generating testable hypotheses, ways of manipulating the independent variable, selecting/developing a reliable dependent variable, thinking through a doable procedure, and coming up with ways to persuade senior managers to approve the proposed studies/experiments. Nevertheless, arguments are presented as to why thought experiments are at best the beginning rather than the endpoint in the research process.