This chapter addresses the concern that much theory building in organization and management (OM) research suffers from … de-contextualization. The authors argue that de-contextualization comes in two main forms: reductionism and grand theory …. Whereas reductionism tends to downplay context in favor of individual behavior, grand theory looks at context only in highly …

systems that ground and shape how we produce and consume managerial knowledge and organization theory. The volume includes …, critique and advance the ways in which we write about, produce, and consume theory. …

This book applies a reflective and critical gaze on the production of knowledge within management and organization … employ, and how they affect the production and consumption of managerial knowledge and organization theory. …