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Zusatztext “Swanson and Chermack argue that applied disciplines falter when either theory or practice dominates. The method of theory building in applied disciplines presented and detailed in this book is simple yet powerful.” —Wayne F. Cascio! Robert H. Reynolds Chair in Global Leadership and Professor of Management! Business School! University of Colorado Denver “ Theory Building in Applied Disciplines is a long-overdue book. Swanson and Chermack have made a truly significant contribution to the development of practice-based theories that will enrich applied disciplines.” —Marshall Scott Poole! Professor of Communication! University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign “This book practices what it preaches by meshing theory and practice in an accessible and rigorous way. Scholars and graduate students will benefit from the advice and examples provided.” —Kevin Dooley! Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management! Arizona State University “This is a welcome addition to the growing conversation on the role of theory and theory development in applied disciplines.” —David Whetten! Jack Wheatley Professor of Organizational Studies! Brigham Young University “Swanson and Chermack’s excellent presentation and expansion of the phases of theory building in applied disciplines represents a significant contribution to the scholarly literature.” —Pedro Reyes! Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs! The University of Texas System Informationen zum Autor Richard A. Swanson is Professor Emeritus of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of fourteen books. Thomas J. Chermack is Associate Professor of Organizational Performance and Change and Director of the Scenario Planning Institute at Colorado State University. He is the author of Scenario Planning in Organizations. Klappentext When facing important professional problems, practitioners regularly respond with the latest gimmick, or by throwing everything and anything at the problem. In contrast, scholars regularly slice problems into small segments to study and explain them, without directly addressing the practical problem itself. Both approaches miss the target of sound theory and practice. Most theory development methodologies are incomplete, inappropriate, or totally overwhelming. This book presents a complete, five-stop methodology for developing sound theory that can be employed with any applied discipline-it is not discipline-specific. This methodology engages input from practitioners and scholars. By fusing them, a complete and accurate understanding of the phenomena being investigated results an understanding that meets the standards of both scholarship and practice. "Swanson and Chermack argue that applied disciplines falter when either theory or practice dominates. The method of theory building in applied disciplines presented and detailed in this book is simple yet powerful."--Wayne F. Cascio, Robert H. Reynolds Chair in Global Leadership and Professor of Management, Business School, University of Colorado Denver"Theory Building in Applied Disciplines is a long-overdue book. Swanson and Chermack have made a truly significant contribution to the development of practice-based theories that will enrich applied disciplines."--Marshall Scott Poole, Professor of Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"This book practices what it preaches by meshing theory and practice in an accessible and rigorous way. Scholars and graduate students will benefit from the advice and examples provided." --Kevin Dooley, Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management, Arizona State University"This is a welcome addition to the growing conversation on the role of theory and theory development in applied disciplines."--David Whetten...
