Sublime Views and Beautiful Explanations: The Art and Craft of Organization Theory

Daved Barry, Stefan Meisiek, Mary Jo Hatch

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    Abstract

    To create a generative theory that provides beautiful explanations and sublime views requires both a crafts and an art approach to scientific theorizing. The search for generativity leads scholars to perform various theorizing moves between the confines of simple, yet eloquent beauty, and the ranges of rich, yet defamiliarizing sublimity. The quality and trajectories of these moves rely on theorists’ emerging appreciation of the devices, traditions, and texts of their field of inquiry.
    Original languageEnglish
    Publication date2010
    Number of pages6
    Publication statusPublished - 2010
    EventThe Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2010: Dare to Care: Passion and Compassion in Management Practice and Research - Montreal, Canada
    Duration: 6 Aug 201010 Aug 2010
    Conference number: 70
    http://annualmeeting.aomonline.org/2010/

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    ConferenceThe Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2010
    Number70
    Country/TerritoryCanada
    CityMontreal
    Period06/08/201010/08/2010
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