Organizational theory

Philosophy

Economics

Psychology

Management

Epistemology

Sociology

Operationalization

Positive economics

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Summary Over the last 50 years, the organizational sciences have gone from being largely atheoretical to relying heavily on theory. For various reasons, our approach to theory building has strayed from the principles of scientific acceptability. In this paper, I explore the problems with our approach to theory, the systemic causes of these problems, and the changes that are needed to get us back on track. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd.

Defining and operationalizing theory