Kieser, Alfred; Leiner, Lars - In: Journal of Management Studies 46 (2009) 3, pp. 516-533
In this paper we discuss, on the basis of system theory, the rigour-relevance gap in management research and the proposal to overcome it. From a system theory perspective, social systems are self-referential or autopoietic, which means that communication elements of one system, such as science,...
