Prescriptive Theory

Peter Beech; Chris Huxham

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Prescriptive Theory

Peter Beech, Chris Huxham

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Prescriptive theory seeks to set the direction for organizational actors to pursue in real organizational situations. A good prescriptive theory has to work on two levels: First, it must have effective explanatory power and be sufficiently generalizable to work as a theory; second, it must pass the test of utility in that it can make a difference in the workplace. These twin challenges mean that the development of successful prescriptive theories is particularly difficult, and this has resulted in methodological challenges and developments

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies
Editors	Stewart R. Clegg, James R. Bailey
Place of Publication	United States
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Pages	1302-1303
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781412956246
ISBN (Print)	9781412915151
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412956246.n443
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

prescriptive theory
prescriptions
theories
correlation
actors
managers
workplace

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