Richard A. Swanson, Thomas J. Chermack

Broschiertes Buch

Theory Building in Applied Disciplines (16pt Large Print Edition)

Beschreibung

When facing important professional problems, practitioners regularly respond with the latest gimmick, or by throwing everything and anything at the problem. In contrast, scholars regularly slice problems into small segments to study and explain them, without directly addressing the practical problem itself. Both approaches miss the target of sound theory and practice. Most theory development methodologies are incomplete, inappropriate, or totally overwhelming. This book presents a complete, five - stop methodology for developing sound theory that can be employed with any applied discipline - it is not discipline - specific. This methodology engages input from practitioners and scholars. By fusing them, a complete and accurate understanding of the phenomena being investigated results an understanding that meets the standards of both scholarship and practice.

Autor

Richard A. Swanson is Professor Emeritus of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development at the University of Minnesota. He was formerly Distinguished Research Professor of Human Resource Development and the Sam Lindsey Chair in the College of Business and Technology at the University of Texas at Tyler. He is the author of fourteen books. Thomas J. Chermack is Associate Professor of Organizational Performance and Change and Director of the Scenario Planning Institute at Colorado State University. He is the author of Scenario Planning in Organizations and consults widely on the theory and practice of scenario planning.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: ReadHowYouWant
• Seitenzahl: 462
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 781g
• ISBN-13: 9780369371874
• ISBN-10: 0369371879
• Artikelnr.: 63364685