Entering a Dialogue: Positioning Case Study Findings towards Theory

摘要: Demonstrating a theoretical contribution is seen as central challenge in case study research; however, the literature provides little guidance on crucial step of positioning study's claims relationship to prior theory. This paper addresses question how enter into dialogue with extant theory building research field management. We present three ways demonstrate contribution, illustrating each examples from recent studies drawing dynamic capabilities approach. By distinguishing between seeking complementarities and dissimilarities building, we add this discussion shed light benefits entering synergistic, antagonistic pluralistic for making significant contribution. Methodologically, more fully specify researchers can elaborate upon their relation