Theory Building in Applied Disciplines

Subject Index

Academy of Management Review, 23

Advances in Developing Human Resources, 23

Anti-intellectual positions, 5

Apple, Inc., 22, 118

Applied disciplines

balance of theory and practice in, 2

challenges of theory building in, 10

current status of theory building in, 6–10

definition of, 1, 6, 14

general method of theory building in. See General Method of Theory Building in Applied Disciplines

Apply phase of theory building, 8, 40, 41, 48–49, 111–120

approaches to, 115–117

definition and description of, 112–114

diagram on relationship to other phases, 8f, 30f, 52f, 74f, 94f, 112f, 122f, 176f

inputs to, 114–115, 116f

for learning organization culture theory, 149–152, 170f

outputs of, 116f, 118–119

quality indicators on, 120

for scenario-planning ...