A Conceptual Model for Action and Design Research

Abstract

Organizational research has a pattern of special characteristics which make a clear distinction from other research paradigms. When using these approaches-based on Action and Design-the Interpretivist, Constructivist, and Participatory perspectives dominate. They have already proven to have strong foundations, which turn these paradigmatic approaches into effective ways for getting knowledge, doing things, and promoting change within organizational settings. The objective of the current article is to present a top-level conceptual model, under the form a tridimensional perspective (figure 1), for Action and Design Research.