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Changing assumptions and progressive change in theories of strategic organization

Strategic Organization, ISSN: 1741-315X, Vol: 15, Issue: 3, Page: 410-422
2017
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  • Citations
    13
    • Citation Indexes
      13
  • Captures
    91

Article Description

A commonly held view is that strategic organization theories progress as a result of a Popperian process of bold conjectures and systematic refutations. However, our field also witnesses vibrant debates or disputes about the specific assumptions that our theories rely on, and although these debates are often decoupled from the results of empirical testing, changes in assumptions seem closely intertwined with theoretical progress. Using the case of the resource-based view, we suggest that progressive change in theories of strategic organization may come about as a result of scholarly debate and dispute over what constitutes proper assumptions—even in the absence of corroborating or falsifying empirical evidence. We also discuss how changing assumptions may drive future progress in the resource-based view.

Bibliographic Details

Nicolai J. Foss; Niklas L. Hallberg

SAGE Publications

Business, Management and Accounting; Social Sciences

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