Two Strategies for Inductive Reasoning in Organizational Research

Mikko Ketokivi, Saku Mantere

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Incompleteness of inductive reasoning presents an enduring dilemma to organizational research. 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.
OriginalspråkEngelska
Referentgranskad vetenskaplig tidskriftAcademy of Management Review
Volym35
Nummer2
Sidor (från-till)315-333
Antal sidor19
StatusPublicerad - 2010
MoE-publikationstypA1 Originalartikel i en vetenskaplig tidskrift

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