New Knowledge Products As Bricolage: Metaphors and Scripts in Organizational Theory
Abstract
We argue that three epistemic scripts of knowledge production—evolution, differentiation, and bricolage—underpin the production—that is, the conception and the presentation—of new organizational theories. Bricolage of concepts, empirical material, and metaphors enables the conception of new theories, whereas evolution and differentiation, carrying higher academic legitimacy, predominate in theory presentation. We develop an integrative model and...
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Title
New Knowledge Products As Bricolage: Metaphors and Scripts in Organizational Theory
Published Date
Apr 1, 2011
Journal
Volume
36
Issue
2
Pages
272 - 296
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