GENERATING RESEARCH QUESTIONS THROUGH PROBLEMATIZATION

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Alvesson, Mats; Sandberg, Joergen
• 署名单位: Lund University; University of Queensland
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0363-7425
• DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2011.59330882
• 发表日期: 2011
• 页码: 247-271
• 关键词: organization; CONSTRUCTION; KNOWLEDGE; IDENTITY; culture; SUBJECTIVITY; REFLECTIONS; REFLEXIVITY; relevance; strategy

摘要

It is increasingly recognized that what makes a theory interesting and influential is that it challenges our assumptions in some significant way. However, established ways for arriving at research questions mean spotting or constructing gaps in existing theories rather than challenging their assumptions. We propose problematization as a methodology for identifying and challenging assumptions underlying existing literature and, based on that, formulating research questions that are likely to lead to more influential theories.