On being 'systematic'in literature reviews

SK Boell, D Cecez-Kecmanovic - Formulating Research Methods for …, 2015 - Springer
General guidelines for conducting literature reviews often do not address the question of
literature searches and dealing with a potentially large number of identified sources. These …

A systematic literature review of servant leadership theory in organizational contexts

DL Parris, JW Peachey - Journal of business ethics, 2013 - Springer
A new research area linked to ethics, virtues, and morality is servant leadership. Scholars
are currently seeking publication outlets as critics debate whether this new leadership theory …

Guidelines for advancing theory and practice through bibliometric research

D Mukherjee, WM Lim, S Kumar, N Donthu - Journal of Business Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Bibliometric research presents unique opportunities to contribute to theory and practice. Top
journals and scholars from various disciplines have published numerous highly impactful …

Capturing causal complexity: Heuristics for configurational theorizing

S Furnari, D Crilly, VF Misangyi… - Academy of …, 2021 - journals.aom.org
Management scholars study phenomena marked by complex interdependencies among
multiple explanatory factors that combine to bring about an outcome of interest. Yet …

Must I grow a pair of balls to theorize about theory in organization and management studies?

AL Cunliffe - Organization Theory, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This essay is a provocation to debate. I argue that work in organization and management
studies addressing how to theorize and construct 'good'theory is inherently masculinized …

Meanings of theory: Clarifying theory through typification

J Sandberg, M Alvesson - Journal of Management Studies, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Developing and evaluating scientific knowledge and its value requires a clear–or at least not
too unclear–understanding of what 'theory'means. We argue that common definitions of …

Digital “x”—Charting a path for digital-themed research

A Baiyere, V Grover, KJ Lyytinen… - Information Systems …, 2023 - pubsonline.informs.org
As of late, the use of “digital” as a qualifier to established research concepts is increasing.
However, we have yet to clearly establish what makes a “digital x” concept distinct from an …

Boundary conditions: What they are, how to explore them, why we need them, and when to consider them

C Busse, AP Kach, SM Wagner - Organizational Research …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Boundary conditions (BC) have long been discussed as an important element in theory
development, referring to the “who, where, when” aspects of a theory. However, it still …

Reflections on the 2016 decade award: Incorporating context in organizational research

G Johns - Academy of Management Review, 2017 - journals.aom.org
This is a reflection on my 2006 article,“The Essential Impact of Context on Organizational
Behavior,” which received the 2016 Academy of Management Review Decade Award. I …

Toward a theory of corporate sustainability: A theoretical integration and exploration

S Kantabutra, N Ketprapakorn - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
To fill in a gap in the corporate sustainability literature, the present study proposes an
integrated theory of corporate sustainability. It starts by integrating relevant theoretical and …