The Challenge of Problem-Oriented Research

Abstract

This article addresses two questions: What is the current state of organizational knowledge? What agenda for the field should be proposed for the 1990s? The author points out that the better work in the field of organizational knowledge has come from problem-oriented rather than from theory-oriented research. This point is explored in more detail, and seven suggestions for how best to do behavioral research are offered. © 1992, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.