Saturday 23 January 2021

How to identify analytical academic ideas to develop the theoretical framework level-1a in ALRA

How to identify analytical academic ideas to develop the theoretical framework level-1a in the agile literature review approach (ALRA):


Analytical academic ideas in the agile literature review approach are primarily associated with the following terms:


1. theory

2. theoretical framework

3. model

4. metaphor

5. concept

6. approach

7. grid

8. methodology


In this respect, when analytical academic ideas are associated with the following terms, they are defective, vague, or conceptually simple. As such, they have very low direct analytical value:

1. a specific empirical finding.

2. a theorist's specific and straightforward  viewpoint in the discussion of a management topic.

3. the name of an article, a book, or a whole subject, e.g. corporate governance, human resource management, and talent management. [in this case, the student should identify a concrete analytical academic idea from the article, the book or the management subject.].



The naming of an analytical academic idea should be like this:


academic idea 1.1: the five-force model of Porter (1981).

academic idea 1.2: the dynamic capabilities framework of Teece (2006).


The topic of "what is management theory" is complex; a useful reference is "the management theory jungle".




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