The case for inductive theory building

Journal of Management

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 867-890

  Locke, Edwin A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Falsifiablity; Hypothetico deductive method; Induction; Theory building

Indexed keywords

EID: 36348960627     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206307307636     Document Type: Article

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