WHEN MINDSETS COLLIDE: SWITCHING ANALYTICAL MINDSETS TO ADVANCE ORGANIZATION SCIENCE

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Zyphur, Michael J.
• 署名单位: University of Melbourne
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0363-7425
• DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2009.44885862
• 发表日期: 2009
• 页码: 677-688
• 关键词: LATENT STRUCTURE-ANALYSIS; JOB-PERFORMANCE; SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY; SELECTIVE RETENTION; BLIND VARIATION; models; integration; creativity; PSYCHOLOGY; variables

摘要

Analytic techniques have associated mindsets that can determine the way scholars conceptualize their objects of study. I propose that switching these analytical mindsets can lead to new theoretical insights. Using two examples, I show how switching analytical mindsets allows for divergent, creative thinking that can help researchers generate new theoretical foci. I conclude by discussing the importance of attending to methodology when engaging in the process of theory construction.