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“At their best, propositions distill the essence of an argument into a parsimonious and precise form, but by virtue of this very ability, they also put a spotlight on the weaknesses in the argument chain.”
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- Authors
- Delbridge, R., & Fiss, P. C.
- ORCID
- Rick Delbridge
- Venue
- Academy of Management Review
- Publisher
- Academy of Management
- Published
- 2013-07
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 325-331
- ISSN
- 0363-7425 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-3807
- OpenAlex
- W1996853113
- Cited by
- 271
- References
- 26
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- FWCI
- 35.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Academy of Management Review (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Business Strategies and Management Research
- Keywords
- theorizing, social organization of knowledge, management theory, knowledge production
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