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- Title
An Abductive Perspective on Theory Construction.
- Authors
Haig, Brian D.
- Abstract
An abductive perspective on theory construction has particular relevance for the behavioral sciences. In contrast to better known accounts of theory construction, such as the hypothetico-deductive method, the present view takes the construction of explanatory theories to involve their generation through abductive, or explanatory, reasoning, their development through analogical modeling, and their appraisal in terms of judgments about the best of competing explanations.
- Subjects
SOCIAL theory; PERSPECTIVE (Philosophy); ORGANIZATIONAL behavior; PSYCHOLOGY; ANALOGY
- Publication
Journal of Theory Construction & Testing, 2008, Vol 12, Issue 1, p7
- ISSN
1086-4431
- Publication type
Article