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Process theory and research: Exploring the dialectic tension

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  • De Cock, Christian
  • Sharp, Robert J.

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We contest that although the notion of process is increasingly being applied to the study of organizations, these attempts are hampered by significant methodological shortcomings. We claim that the value of process theory is under-utilized because most attempts to apply process theory end up reverting to conventional non-process methods. We suggest that the cause of this reversion is primarily the challenge of making sense, of fixing the world, propelling us from process into the world of substance. To break free of these limitations we propose an approach that takes the researchers' audience alongside the subject processes rather than attempting to clinically intersect them. We illuminate this paper with our own story vignettes concerning the fortunes of an idea that passes by the name of value based management (VBM).1 These vignettes are meant to both exemplify and disrupt the theoretical narrative.

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  • De Cock, Christian & Sharp, Robert J., 2007. "Process theory and research: Exploring the dialectic tension," Scandinavian Journal of Management, Elsevier, vol. 23(3), pages 233-250, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:scaman:v:23:y:2007:i:3:p:233-250
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    1. Elsahn, Ziad & Earl, Anna, 2022. "Alternative ways of studying time in qualitative international business research: A review and future agenda," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 28(3).

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