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- Title
Em Defesa da Teoria e da Contribuição Teórica Original em Administração.
- Authors
Souza Bispo, Marcelo de
- Abstract
This editorial proposes how to build original theoretical contributions in a context that privileges practice over theory, where Anglo-Saxon theories dominate the scientific field of administration, and it is even unclear what “theory” means. The central idea is that the approximation between theory and practice only exists when the theory is constructed in the concrete world, i.e., where practice happens. This means that the uncritical adoption of theories to understand specific realities leads to the false impression that “in theory, practice is different.” My conclusion is that the original theoretical contribution must consider the multiple ways of life, culture, and the constituent elements of the social phenomena one wants to research. Added to this is the appreciation of indigenous knowledge (scientific or otherwise) on the reality where one aims to offer an original theoretical contribution.
- Subjects
APPROXIMATION theory; TRADITIONAL knowledge; SOCIAL facts; ANGLO-Saxons; THEORY-practice relationship
- Publication
RAC: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, 2022, Vol 26, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
1415-6555
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1982-7849rac2022220158.por