“…We are not alone in this. Many have written about the importance of novelty to establish theoretical contribution (e.g., Davis, 1971; Locke & Golden-Biddle, 1997; Sandberg & Alvesson, 2011; Weick, 1989; Whetten, Rodgers, Green, & Coles, 2014). At the same time, many authors have bemoaned the fact that empirical contributions are being disregarded and viewed as less valuable (e.g., Chan & Arvey, 2012; Tsang & Kwan, 1999).…”