A New Synthesis Murphy, Kevin edt Murphy, Kevin oth text xx Taylor & Francis 2022 monographic eng 1 online resource In both Management and I/O Psychology, contributions to theory remain an important, and in many cases, sole criterion for evaluating submissions to top journals. In many ways, the definition of theory and the primacy of theory in the organizational sciences is an outlier; in most sciences, articles rarely even mention theories, much less build themselves around advancing theory. We propose that the classic description of the scientific methods provides a better guide to understanding the relationships between data, methods and theory than our current model, which often starts and ends with proposing a theory, which may never again be referenced or tested. We describe a pyramid of types of evidence that is useful for assessing the reliability and worth of particular sorts of data and show how this approach to evidence informs the scientific method and assists in identifying and building useful theories. Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English Occupational & industrial psychology Organizational theory & behaviour Psychology organizational research; SIOP; SIOP Organizational Frontiers; SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series; organizational frontiers; organizations; Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology; I/O psychology 9780367857646 9780367857707 9781003015000 9781003015000 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/78294 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/78294 Free-to-read All rights reserved oapen 220217 20260305123947.0 doab78294