Although research relating to paradox has burgeoned throughout the past decades, how paradox has been used in generating theoretical contributions remains largely tacit. Hinging on the systematic analysis of 476 publications, this literature review uncovers how scholars have leveraged paradox in demarcating theoretical contributions in the area of management and organization research. First, scholars can make use of paradox as a means to theorize, adding to the core conceptual conversation on paradox. Second, scholars can make use of paradox as a means to understand or advance insight on particular phenomena, drawing from paradox's conceptual knowledge to push forth discussions or debates in other strands of the management and organization field. Finally, scholars can make use of paradox as a way to verbalize something puzzling or surprising, supporting how readers are to appreciate or make sense of theoretical contributions advanced. Denoting approaches identified as highly complementary, this paper offers explicit handholds for academics to develop theoretical contributions through paradox, supporting the consolidation and further elevation of scholarly impact for the paradox community as such.

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论使用悖论在管理和组织研究中产生理论贡献

尽管在过去的几十年中，有关悖论的研究蓬勃发展，但在很大程度上还是默默地使用了悖论来产生理论贡献。依靠对476种出版物的系统分析，本文回顾了学者如何利用悖论来界定管理和组织研究领域的理论贡献。首先，学者可以利用悖论作为一种理论化的手段，从而增加了关于悖论的核心概念性对话。其次，学者可以利用悖论作为理解或增进对特定现象的洞察力的手段，并利用悖论的概念知识在管理和组织领域的其他方面进行讨论或辩论。最后，学者们可以利用悖论来表达令人困惑或惊讶的事物，支持读者如何欣赏或理解高级理论贡献。本文指出了被认为是高度互补的方法，为学者们通过悖论发展理论贡献提供了明确的手段，支持了对悖论社区的巩固和学术影响的进一步提升。