From Theory to Theorizing: Practicing Multiple Styles of Theorizing
Speakers: Professor Santi Furnari (City University) and Professor Joep Cornelissen (Erasmus University)
Time: Thursday, 7th of October at 10am (Eastern) / 3pm (London) / 7.30pm (Delhi). This webinar is scheduled for 90 minutes (including Q&A).
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Theory and theoretical contributions come in different forms, such as process theories, configurational theories and correlational theories. What are the building blocks of each of these different forms? And what are practical ways in which we can develop the contribution in each of these forms? In this practical session, we will outline different styles of theorizing (e.g., propositional theorizing, configurational theorizing) and through practical exercises involving participants demonstrate how different forms of theories can be developed and written up.
Recommended readings:
- Furnari, S., Crilly, D., Misangyi, V. F., Greckhamer, T., Fiss, P. C., & Aguilera, R. (2021). 'Capturing causal complexity: Heuristics for configurational theorizing'. Academy of Management Review, forthcoming.
- Cornelissen, J., Höllerer, M.A., and Seidl, D. (2021). 'What theory is and can be: Forms of theorizing in organizational scholarship'. Organization Theory, doi:1177/26317877211020328.
About the speakers
Santi Furnari is a Professor of Strategy at Bayes Business School, City, University of London. He serves on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Review (AMR), Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, Organization Theory, and Strategic Organization. His paper titled "Interstitial Spaces" has received the AMR Best Paper Award in 2014.
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, 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.
This webinar is supported by the Organization Theory journal and Organization and Management Theory (OMT) Division of AOM.
For queries, please contact Ibrat Djabbarov i.djabbarov@cranfield.ac.uk.
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Ibrat Djabbarov
Cranfield School of Management
BEDFORD
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