In this essay, I examine how different strands of process theorizing might be applied to the phenomenon of the COVID-19 pandemic, offering different answers to the question “What is ‘this’ a case of?” I further argue that the question “What is this a case of?” captures the spirit of intellectual curiosity that can bridge phenomena and theory, making phenomena understandable and theories meaningful for action. For me, this is what Organization and Management Theory, seen as both a discipline within the broader field of management and as a community of scholars is and should be fundamentally about.

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“这个”是什么情况？颠覆性时代的生成理论

在这篇文章中，我研究了如何将不同的过程理论应用于 COVID-19 大流行的现象，为“这是什么情况？”这个问题提供了不同的答案。我进一步论证了“这是什么情况？”的问题。捕捉可以将现象和理论联系起来的求知欲精神，使现象易于理解并使理论对行动有意义。对我来说，这就是组织和管理理论，被视为更广泛的管理领域内的一门学科，也是一个学者社区，从根本上来说应该是这样的。