GENERATING RESEARCH QUESTIONS THROUGH PROBLEMATIZATION.
- 1 April 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Academy of Management in Academy of Management Review
- Vol. 36 (2), 247-271
- https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2011.59330882
Abstract
It is increasingly recognized that what makes a theory interesting and influential is that it challenges our assumptions in some significant way. However, established ways for arriving at research questions mean spotting or constructing gaps in existing theories rather than challenging their assumptions. We propose problematization as a methodology for identifying and challenging assumptions underlying existing literature and, based on that, formulating research questions that are likely to lead to more influential theories.This publication has 29 references indexed in Scilit:
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