Organizational Theory Development: Displacement of Ends?

Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 47 - 68
Published: Feb 3, 2010
Abstract
In this essay I argue that organization theory has witnessed a significant displacement of ends over the last 30 years. Whereas in the 1960s and 1970s the dominant goal of the discipline was achieving consensus on the validity status of theories, today the overriding goal appears to be development of new theory. Formerly new theory development was considered a means to the end of attaining consensus on theory validity, but was not the only...
Paper Details
Title
Organizational Theory Development: Displacement of Ends?
Published Date
Feb 3, 2010
Volume
31
Issue
1
Pages
47 - 68
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