Theory building in applied disciplines /

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Author / Creator:	Swanson, Richard A., 1942-
Imprint:	San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2013.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Berrett-Koehler organizational performance series Publication in the Berrett-Koehler organizational performance series.
Subject:	Social sciences -- Methodology. Grounded theory. Grounded theory. Social sciences -- Methodology. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11192276

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ISBN:	9781609947330 1609947339 9781609947347 1609947347 1299687091 9781299687097 9781784026448 1784026441 9781609947132 1609947134
Digital file characteristics:	text file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This is the first book to provide a complete and detailed methodology for developing sound theory in applied disciplines, which are academic and professional fields that apply scientific knowledge to professional practice, such as management, nursing, psychology human resource development, and many more.
Other form:	Print version: Swanson, Richard A. Theory Building in Applied Disciplines. Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc 2013 9781609947347

Table of Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF THEORY BUILDING; 1 To Hell with Gravity; 2 Foundations and Definitions of Theory Building; 3 General Method of Theory Building in Applied Disciplines; PART TWO: PHASES OF THEORY BUILDING; 4 Conceptualize Phase; 5 Operationalize Phase; 6 Confirm Phase; 7 Apply Phase; 8 Refine Phase; PART THREE: SUCCESSFUL THEORY BUILDING; 9 Case Example: Marsick and Watkins's Learning Organization Theory; 10 Case Example: Chermack's Scenario Planning Theory; 11 Figuring Out the Present Status of a Theory; 12 Whatcha Gonna Do?; References; Author Index; A; B; C.
DE; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; About the Authors.

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