Verdiepende vragen O&P
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,Inhoud
Verdiepende vragen O&P.......................................................................................................................1
Lecture 1.................................................................................................................................................4
Questions on Bartunek et al. (2006)...................................................................................................4
Questions on Cornelissen et al. (2021)...............................................................................................4
Questions on Mumby & Plotnikof (2019)...........................................................................................8
Lecture 2...............................................................................................................................................11
Questions on Bechky (2006).............................................................................................................11
Questions on Ortner (1984, pp. 144-160).........................................................................................13
Lecture 3...............................................................................................................................................24
LES 4.....................................................................................................................................................32
Questions on Fleming, & Spicer (2014) (pp. 237 – 247)....................................................................32
Questions on van Douwen, van den Brink, & Benschop (2022)........................................................39
Les 5......................................................................................................................................................41
Lecture 5 Questions on Ball (2010)...................................................................................................41
Questions on Iedema & Rhodes (2010)............................................................................................43
Lecture 6...........................................................................................................................................46
Questions on Resch, Hoyer & Steyaert (2020).................................................................................46
Questions on Battilana, Yen, Ferreras, & Ramarajan (2022).............................................................51
Questions on Alvesson & Willmott (2002)........................................................................................57
Lecture 8...............................................................................................................................................61
Questions on Hoyer (2022)...............................................................................................................61
Questions on Kärreman & Alvesson (2009)......................................................................................63
Lecture 9...............................................................................................................................................66
Questions on Poole & Van de Ven (1989).........................................................................................66
Questions on Vaughan (1999)..........................................................................................................69
Lecture 10.............................................................................................................................................71
Questions on Uhl-Bien, Marion & McKelvey (2007).........................................................................71
Questions on Lumby (2013)..............................................................................................................74
Lecture 11.............................................................................................................................................75
Questions on Borgatti & Halgin (2011).............................................................................................75
Questions on Boersma (2007)..........................................................................................................78
Lecture 12.............................................................................................................................................80
Questions on Kyratsis, Atun, Phillips, Tracey, & George (2017).......................................................80
Questions on Suddaby (2010)...........................................................................................................82
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,Lecture 13.............................................................................................................................................83
Questions on Davis (2015)................................................................................................................83
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, Lecture 1
Questions on Bartunek et al. (2006)
1) According to the article by Bartunek, Rynes and Ireland (2006), what makes Management
Research interesting and why? Name three different aspects and explain them briefly.
- quality of the paper, valide generalizeerbaar
- How well it is written, storytelling aspact
- The newness of its theory and findings, aanspreken
- Importance of its practical implications
- Its impact on subsequent research
It must stand out in something, new theories Disconfirm something, but not all, otherwise absurd or
not contributing. Presenting something counterintuitive.
According to Bartunek et al (2006), high quality research, next to quality rigor and validity:
- Are interesting
- Produce a higher degree of learning
- Might lead to more graduate students
2) The authors also make reference to the Article by Murray Davis (1971) “That’s Interesting!”
What was the core argument of this article?
A story comes across as long as one finds it interesting, and not necessary whether it is true or false.
There must be some disconfirms, but not all.
3) Haimowitz suggests that some studies can be quite interesting to scholars, but not to other
people. Why is that?
Different interests
4) What do you personally find interesting in an article? Do you have a (vague) idea already, what
kind of research you would like to engage with/ make a contribution to in your own research
project (master thesis)?
Questions on Cornelissen et al. (2021)
1) According to the authors, why is a lack of discussion about theory and theorizingproblematic?
Dit gebrek aan een expliciete discussie over de theorie en theorievorming is niet alleen verrassend,
maar ook enigszins problematisch omdat het kan leiden tot impliciete opvattingen en intuïties over
theorie in plaats van geïnformeerde opvattingen en meer weloverwogen perspectieven.
Onderzoekers kunnen bijvoorbeeld theorie gelijkstellen met een reeks verklarende mechanismen
(Sutton & Staw, 1995), of met wetachtige relaties (Whetten, 1989) voor een specifiek fenomeen, dat
slechts één opvatting van theorie is (Abend, 2008; Cornelissen, 2017a). In de mate dat dergelijke
impliciete associaties voet aan de grond krijgen en bepaalde opvattingen over theorie gaan
domineren terwijl andere worden gemarginaliseerd, wordt het veld van organisatiestudies negatief
beïnvloed.
Doordat er geen discussie plaatsvindt over wat theory en theorievorming is kan er één impliciete
opvatting aangenomen worden als waar. Wat ervoor zorgt dat er een eenduidige blikvorming over
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,Inhoud
Verdiepende vragen O&P.......................................................................................................................1
Lecture 1.................................................................................................................................................4
Questions on Bartunek et al. (2006)...................................................................................................4
Questions on Cornelissen et al. (2021)...............................................................................................4
Questions on Mumby & Plotnikof (2019)...........................................................................................8
Lecture 2...............................................................................................................................................11
Questions on Bechky (2006).............................................................................................................11
Questions on Ortner (1984, pp. 144-160).........................................................................................13
Lecture 3...............................................................................................................................................24
LES 4.....................................................................................................................................................32
Questions on Fleming, & Spicer (2014) (pp. 237 – 247)....................................................................32
Questions on van Douwen, van den Brink, & Benschop (2022)........................................................39
Les 5......................................................................................................................................................41
Lecture 5 Questions on Ball (2010)...................................................................................................41
Questions on Iedema & Rhodes (2010)............................................................................................43
Lecture 6...........................................................................................................................................46
Questions on Resch, Hoyer & Steyaert (2020).................................................................................46
Questions on Battilana, Yen, Ferreras, & Ramarajan (2022).............................................................51
Questions on Alvesson & Willmott (2002)........................................................................................57
Lecture 8...............................................................................................................................................61
Questions on Hoyer (2022)...............................................................................................................61
Questions on Kärreman & Alvesson (2009)......................................................................................63
Lecture 9...............................................................................................................................................66
Questions on Poole & Van de Ven (1989).........................................................................................66
Questions on Vaughan (1999)..........................................................................................................69
Lecture 10.............................................................................................................................................71
Questions on Uhl-Bien, Marion & McKelvey (2007).........................................................................71
Questions on Lumby (2013)..............................................................................................................74
Lecture 11.............................................................................................................................................75
Questions on Borgatti & Halgin (2011).............................................................................................75
Questions on Boersma (2007)..........................................................................................................78
Lecture 12.............................................................................................................................................80
Questions on Kyratsis, Atun, Phillips, Tracey, & George (2017).......................................................80
Questions on Suddaby (2010)...........................................................................................................82
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,Lecture 13.............................................................................................................................................83
Questions on Davis (2015)................................................................................................................83
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, Lecture 1
Questions on Bartunek et al. (2006)
1) According to the article by Bartunek, Rynes and Ireland (2006), what makes Management
Research interesting and why? Name three different aspects and explain them briefly.
- quality of the paper, valide generalizeerbaar
- How well it is written, storytelling aspact
- The newness of its theory and findings, aanspreken
- Importance of its practical implications
- Its impact on subsequent research
It must stand out in something, new theories Disconfirm something, but not all, otherwise absurd or
not contributing. Presenting something counterintuitive.
According to Bartunek et al (2006), high quality research, next to quality rigor and validity:
- Are interesting
- Produce a higher degree of learning
- Might lead to more graduate students
2) The authors also make reference to the Article by Murray Davis (1971) “That’s Interesting!”
What was the core argument of this article?
A story comes across as long as one finds it interesting, and not necessary whether it is true or false.
There must be some disconfirms, but not all.
3) Haimowitz suggests that some studies can be quite interesting to scholars, but not to other
people. Why is that?
Different interests
4) What do you personally find interesting in an article? Do you have a (vague) idea already, what
kind of research you would like to engage with/ make a contribution to in your own research
project (master thesis)?
Questions on Cornelissen et al. (2021)
1) According to the authors, why is a lack of discussion about theory and theorizingproblematic?
Dit gebrek aan een expliciete discussie over de theorie en theorievorming is niet alleen verrassend,
maar ook enigszins problematisch omdat het kan leiden tot impliciete opvattingen en intuïties over
theorie in plaats van geïnformeerde opvattingen en meer weloverwogen perspectieven.
Onderzoekers kunnen bijvoorbeeld theorie gelijkstellen met een reeks verklarende mechanismen
(Sutton & Staw, 1995), of met wetachtige relaties (Whetten, 1989) voor een specifiek fenomeen, dat
slechts één opvatting van theorie is (Abend, 2008; Cornelissen, 2017a). In de mate dat dergelijke
impliciete associaties voet aan de grond krijgen en bepaalde opvattingen over theorie gaan
domineren terwijl andere worden gemarginaliseerd, wordt het veld van organisatiestudies negatief
beïnvloed.
Doordat er geen discussie plaatsvindt over wat theory en theorievorming is kan er één impliciete
opvatting aangenomen worden als waar. Wat ervoor zorgt dat er een eenduidige blikvorming over
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