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Constructing mystery: Empirical matters in theory development
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We outline a research methodology developed around two basic elements: the active discovery and/or creation of mysteries and the subsequent solving of the mysteries. A key element is the reflexive opening up of established theory and vocabulary through a systematic search for deviations from what would be expected, given established wisdom, in empirical contexts. “Data” are seen as an inspiration for critical dialogues between theoretical frameworks and empirical work.
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“We used abduction in a reflective dialogue between the researcher, earlier research, theory, and the empirical material as proposed by Alvesson and Kärreman (2007) and Alvesson and Sköldberg (2009).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Alvesson, M., & Kärreman, D.
- Venue
- Academy of Management Review
- Publisher
- Academy of Management
- Published
- 2007-10
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1265-1281
- ISSN
- 0363-7425 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-3807
- OpenAlex
- W2110380947
- Cited by
- 1,319
- References
- 5
- FWCI
- 25.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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