Determinants and development of schools in organization theory

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Mckinley, W; Mone, MA; Moon, G
• 署名单位: Southern Illinois University System; Southern Illinois University; University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Milwaukee; Kyungpook National University (KNU)
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0363-7425
• 发表日期: 1999
• 页码: 634-648
• 关键词: POPULATION ECOLOGY; paradigm; science; INCOMMENSURABILITY; PERSPECTIVES; management; barriers; ADVANCE

摘要

This article focuses on schooling in organization theory: the process through which new schools of thought become established as distinct, legitimate theoretical frameworks. We argue that evolving schools of thought must display a combination of novelty, continuity, and scope to achieve school status. We describe these attributes and discuss their role in promoting the detection and assimilation of a school's intellectual products, as well as the creation of a stream of empirical research. We derive eight testable propositions from our theoretical model and discuss implications for future research.