From nuts and bolts to toolkits - Theorizing with mechanisms

被引：24

作者：

Weber, Klaus ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Northwestern Univ, JL Kellogg Grad Sch Management, Evanston, IL 60208 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT INQUIRY | 2006年 / 15卷 / 02期

关键词：

social mechanisms; theory building; pragmatism; cultural toolkits;

D O I：

10.1177/1056492605280237

中图分类号：

C93 [管理学];

学科分类号：

12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;

摘要：

This essay examines a mechanisms-oriented approach to theory building in organization studies and identifies conditions under which such an approach is likely to be fruitful. Mechanisms-oriented theorizing is a promising path to reviving organization theory but has the potential pitfalls of overly reductionist models of organizations and the complete abandonment of grand theorizing. These undesirable side effects can be reduced when researchers act as playful pragmatists and treat mechanisms as toolkits for working on theoretical puzzles. The article describes some tactics for accomplishing this goal.

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页码：119 / 123

页数：5

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