Agenda

Prof. Joep Cornelissen

Department of Business-Society Management Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

Joep Cornelissen is a Professor in Management at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and Chair in Strategy and Organisation (part-time) at the University of Liverpool Management School. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Organization Theory, a former Associate Editor for the Academy of Management Review (2014-2017), and a former General Editor of the Journal of Management Studies (2006-2012) and serves on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, the Journal of Management Studies and Organization Studies. He recently received the Joanne Martin Trailblazer award from the Academy of Management for his leadership and editorial work in the area of theory.

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Abstract:

Theory is central to management and organizational research, as it is to other areas of the social sciences. However, developing theory as part of research papers is far from easy. Oftentimes, as authors, we perceive the theory aspects of our work much harder to deal with and think through compared to methods or the practical relevance of our research. In this seminar, we will deconstruct ways of thinking about theory and in a workshop format help you craft and develop the theoretical aspects of your work through a number of practical exercises on key aspects such as framing and positioning, the grounding of your theoretical approach, and the clarity of your construct definitions.

Suggested readings:

Cornelissen, Joep (2017), From the editors: Developing propositions, a process model or a typology? Addressing the challenges of writing theory without a boilerplate, Academy of Management Review.

Cornelissen J, Höllerer MA, Seidl D. What Theory Is and Can Be: Forms of Theorizing in Organizational Scholarship. Organization Theory. July 2021. doi:10.1177/26317877211020328.

Suddaby, R. (2010). Construct clarity in theories of management and organization. Academy of Management Review, 35 (3) 346-358.

Lange, D., & Pfarrer, (2017). Sense and structure: the core building blocks of an AMR article. Academy of Management Review, 42, 3, 407–416.