Contemporary Thinking about Theory Building : a Review of the Concept with Application to Organisational Politics Researching

• Autorzy: Katarzyna Bratnicka-Myśliwiec , Monika Kulikowska-Pawlak , Mariusz Bratnicki
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This article contributes to the rapidly growing body of literature regarding general good theory building practices with regard to organisational politics. The results of the review revealed and highlighted five core components of contemporary thinking about theory building: constrained comprehending, conjunctive theorising, theorising styles, pragmatic-empirical approach, and science-practice gap. Tying together those insights, the authors have developed a framework to distinguish a specific set of recommendations which clarify and organise theoretical foundations of organisational politics researching: cooperation of academics and managers, requisite complexity, contextualisation, versatility, and process perspective. In the authors' opinion, this provides a substantial opportunity for theoretical advancement through a careful methodological application. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Methodology of science

PL

Metodologia nauki

• Czasopismo: Organizacja i Zarządzanie : kwartalnik naukowy
• Rocznik: 2018
• Numer: nr 2 (42)
• Strony: 5--18

Twórcy

autor

Katarzyna Bratnicka-Myśliwiec

• University of Economics in Katowice, Poland

autor

Monika Kulikowska-Pawlak

• University of Economics in Katowice, Poland

autor

Mariusz Bratnicki

• WSB University of Dąbrowa Górnicza

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DOI

10.29119/1899-6116.2018.42.1