Improving Management Theory and Policy-Making Through Innovative Methods and Data

Banks, George C.; Aguinis, Herman

doi:10.5465/amp.2022.0099

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“…(3) inadequate professional incentives for scholars to embrace MRT (Banks & Aguinis, 2023). We wrote this article to address the first barrier by offering a clear pathwayalbeit not the only viable one -for conducting MRT research.…”

Section: Accelerating the Use Of Mrt To Advance Supply Chain Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

“…We acknowledge that the adoption of new methods and approaches can run into difficult barriers and that their diffusion can be slow. In the case of MRT, we believe there are at least three key barriers: (1) insufficient knowledge about how to use MRT to its full effect; (2) entrenched journal reviewer norms that prioritize grand theory; and (3) inadequate professional incentives for scholars to embrace MRT (Banks & Aguinis, 2023). We wrote this article to address the first barrier by offering a clear pathway – albeit not the only viable one – for conducting MRT research.…”

Section: Final Thoughtsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Fully conquering the second and third barriers, however, will require a more collective effort. Specifically, supply chain journals can educate reviewers, provide authors with guidelines for using MRT, and create special issues centered on using MRT within important supply chain contexts while professional organizations could create specialized MRT conference tracks and awards (Banks & Aguinis, 2023). We hope our how‐to primer and demonstration to serve as a launchpad for the heightened use of MRT in such venues.…”

Section: Final Thoughtsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Using middle‐range theorizing to advance supply chain management research: A how‐to primer and demonstration

Craighead,

Cheng,

Ketchen

2024

J of Business Logistics

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Middle‐range theory (MRT) refers to conceptualizations that apply to some, but not all, contexts. While MRT sacrifices generalizability, it yields rich, actionable insights in the contexts where it applies. With MRT's history of industry grounding, the supply chain field offers a strong fit for the development of MRT, but arguably this potential has been underexploited by supply chain management (SCM) researchers. Several conceptual articles have encouraged greater use of MRT and offered important tips, but no step‐by‐step demonstrations appear in the literature. Such a demonstration could guide supply chain scholars seeking to better implement MRT as well as lead other scholars to start pursuing MRT. In this article, we develop a five‐step process and apply it using an MRT (i.e., warm glow theory) and a series of experiments. The experiments focus on how local businesses might shape demand in their favor during societal crises. We discuss how the results inform local businesses and the crisis context but may have limited generalizability to other organizations and normal conditions. Overall, we describe and explain a systematic and viable approach, albeit not the only viable approach, for using MRT to advance SCM research.

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Section: Accelerating the Use Of Mrt To Advance Supply Chain Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Final Thoughtsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Final Thoughtsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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