Bad Theory, Inadequate Constructs, and Misoperationalizations: Do We Know What We Think We Know?

Building good theory is foundational to advancing science – it is an element of the scientific process that is shared by all management researchers, regardless of discipline. Unfortunately, despite the need for good theory, rarely do we step back and assess the state of our literatures to identify issues which are hampering theory development. The purpose of this symposium is to examine and reflect on the state of theory in key management...