A theory of formal conceptual definitions: developing theory-building measurement instruments

By J. Wacker. 2004

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A theoretical review of flexibility, agility and responsiveness in the operations management literature: Toward a conceptual definition of customer responsiveness (2009, background): “This study addresses the recent call in the OM literature for development of formal conceptual definitions before any traditional empirical statistical analysis (Wacker, 2004).”
Knowledge absorptive capacity: New insights for its conceptualization and measurement☆ (2010, background): “Definition of absorptive capacity The first step in giving empirical meaning to the theoretical concepts for building a study is to define the constructs (Wacker, 2004), in other words, to develop appropriate and valid measures of the constructs.”
Developing a unified definition of digital transformation (2021, methodology): “Following the rules for conceptual definitions proposed by Wacker (2004) and the guidelines for conceptual clarity recommended by Suddaby (2010), we analyzed definitions on a conceptual level and evaluated existing definitions against the conceptual clarity challenges.”
Supply network disruption and resilience: A network structural perspective (2015, background): “Ambiguous definitions can lead to confusion and impede scholarly development (Wacker, 2004).”
Defining and developing measures of lean production (2007, background): “Wacker (2004) suggests that a conceptual definition should show evidence of clarity,”
Six Sigma: Definition and underlying theory (2008, background): “However, scholars need to develop rigorous conceptual definitions that can serve as the basis of theory building (Wacker, ns Management 26 (2008) 536–554 539”