TWO STRATEGIES FOR INDUCTIVE REASONING IN ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Ketokivi, Mikko; Mantere, Saku
• 署名单位: IE University; University of Lausanne; Hanken School of Economics
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0363-7425
• DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2010.48463336
• 发表日期: 2010
• 页码: 315-333
• 关键词: STORIES; science; OPPORTUNITIES; RETHINKING; constructs; KNOWLEDGE; ECONOMICS; mystery

摘要

Incompleteness of inductive reasoning presents an enduring dilemma for organizational researchers. We examine two practical reasoning strategies-idealization and contextualization-that can be used at the pinnacle of this dilemma: when theoretical conclusions are drawn from empirical data. Understanding the two strategies can lead to more effective argumentation and evaluation. Appreciating the methodological incompleteness of both strategies, in turn, helps us distinguish between the methodological and the policy dimensions of organization-scientific debates.