
Mats Alvesson
Professor

Generating research questions through problematization
Author
Summary, in English
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.
Department/s
- Department of Business Administration
Publishing year
2011
Language
English
Pages
247-271
Publication/Series
Academy of Management Review
Volume
36
Issue
2
Links
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Academy of Management
Topic
- Business Administration
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0363-7425