REMEMBERING ANDY VAN DE VEN

纪念安迪·范德文

MARTIN KILDUFF University College London 马丁·基尔达夫 伦敦大学学院

Professor Andrew Van de Ven passed away on April 30, 2022 at the age of 76 after a battle with leukemia. Andy’s collegiality, his dedication to scholarship, and his commitment to the welfare of our field were unmatched. Andy’s research contributions were celebrated by distinguished scholar awards from three Academy of Management (AOM) divisions— Organization and Management Theory, Technology and Innovation Management, and Healthcare Management. He served as a founding senior editor of Organization Science, as associate editor of Academy of Management Review, as the founding editor of the Academy of Management Discoveries, and as president of AOM. His volunteer contributions were recognized in 2020 with the AOM Career Achievement Award for Distinguished Service. For a compelling portrait of Andy’s background and research contributions please see Zahra (2016). We have lost a man whose scholarship, leadership, and collegial goodwill were applauded and valued throughout his academic career. 安德鲁·范德芬（Andrew Van de Ven）教授于2022年4月30日与世长辞，享年76岁，他在与白血病抗争后不幸离世。安迪的同事情谊、对学术研究的执着奉献以及对我们学科发展福祉的坚定承诺，无人能及。他的研究贡献备受赞誉，曾荣获美国管理学会（AOM）三个部门——组织与管理理论部、技术与创新管理部以及医疗保健管理部——颁发的杰出学者奖。他曾担任《组织科学》（Organization Science）的创始高级编辑、《美国管理学会评论》（Academy of Management Review）的副编辑、《美国管理学会探索》（Academy of Management Discoveries）的创始编辑，并曾任美国管理学会主席。他的志愿贡献在2020年获得认可，荣获美国管理学会杰出服务职业成就奖。若想深入了解安迪的背景和研究贡献，可参阅扎赫拉（Zahra，2016）的著作。我们失去了一位在其学术生涯中，其学术成就、领导才能和同事间善意备受赞誉与珍视的杰出学者。

To commemorate his scholarship, I will focus this brief note on Andy’s contributions to theory. Andy published theory papers in Academy of Management Review and other leading journals, noted in the reference list below (e.g., Poole & Van de Ven, 1989; Ring & Van de Ven, 1992; Ring & Van de Ven, 1994; Van de Ven, 1976a; Van de Ven, 1976b). What can we learn from his approach to publishing theory? 为纪念他获得奖学金，我将在这篇简短的笔记中重点介绍安迪在理论方面的贡献。安迪在《管理学会评论》（Academy of Management Review）及其他领先期刊上发表了理论论文，参考文献列表中已列出（例如：Poole & Van de Ven, 1989；Ring & Van de Ven, 1992；Ring & Van de Ven, 1994；Van de Ven, 1976a；Van de Ven, 1976b）。我们能从他发表理论的方法中学到什么？

First, theory development requires engaged scholarship, “a collaborative form of inquiry in which academics and practitioners leverage their different perspectives and competencies to coproduce knowledge about a complex problem or phenomenon” (Van de Ven & Johnson, 2006: 803). Given the current emphasis on societal impact, Andy’s commitment to generative and useful theory was prescient. Research collaborations between researchers and practitioners brings different conceptual frameworks to bear on real-world problems. 首先，理论发展需要积极参与的学术研究，即“一种协作性的探究形式，在这种形式中，学者和从业者利用他们不同的视角和能力，共同生成关于复杂问题或现象的知识”（Van de Ven & Johnson，2006：803）。考虑到当前对社会影响的重视，Andy 对生成性和实用性理论的坚持具有先见之明。研究人员与从业者之间的研究合作能够将不同的概念框架应用于现实世界的问题。

Second, theory development requires not just engagement with practice but alertness to anomalies. Theory construction is abductive in generating and evaluating hunches that address anomalies and that are then developed through a process of disciplined imagination (Sætre & Van de Ven, 2021). 其次，理论发展不仅需要与实践相结合，还需要对异常现象保持警觉。理论构建是溯因的，即在生成和评估针对异常现象的直觉时，然后通过有纪律的想象过程进行发展（Sætre & Van de Ven，2021）。

Third, the process of developing theories requires that extensive acquaintance with prior scholarship evident in all of Andy’s work. His curiosity ranged across social science to produce typologies helpful for evaluating organization theory (Astley & Van de Ven, 1986) and theories of change and development (Van de Ven & Poole, 1995). 第三，发展理论的过程需要广泛了解先前的学术研究，这一点在安迪的所有作品中都有体现。他的好奇心涉及社会科学领域，从而构建了有助于评估组织理论（Astley & Van de Ven，1986）以及变革与发展理论（Van de Ven & Poole，1995）的类型学。

Finally, Andy’s theory development efforts reward attention because they open vistas for future research. By synthesizing ideas and alerting us to new avenues of inquiry, Andy’s work brings us into conversations and possibilities hitherto undiscovered. 最后，安迪的理论发展工作值得关注，因为它们为未来的研究开辟了新视野。通过综合各种观点并提醒我们注意新的研究方向，安迪的研究让我们接触到迄今为止尚未发现的对话和可能性。

I know I speak for many across the Academy and beyond in saying that I will sorely miss Andy’s good fellowship, enthusiasm, and inspiring company. We will remember him and continue to benefit from his many contributions to our collective endeavors. 我知道，我代表学院内外的许多人说，我会深深怀念安迪的友好情谊、热情以及鼓舞人心的陪伴。我们会铭记他，并将继续从他为我们共同努力所做的诸多贡献中受益。

REFERENCES

参考文献

Astley, W. G., & Van de Ven, A. H. 1983. Central perspectives and debates in organization theory. Administrative Science Quarterly, 28: 245273.
Astley, W. G., & Van de Ven, A. H. 1983. Central perspectives and debates in organization theory. Administrative Science Quarterly, 28: 245273.

Poole, M. S., & Van de Ven, A. H. 1989. Using paradox to build management and organization theories. Academy of Management Review, 14: 562578.
普尔, M. S., & 范德芬, A. H. 1989. 运用悖论构建管理与组织理论。《管理学会评论》, 14: 562-578.

Ring, P. S., & Van de Ven, A. H. 1992. Structuring cooperative relationships between organizations. Strategic Management Journal, 13: 483498.
Ring, P. S., & Van de Ven, A. H. 1992. Structuring cooperative relationships between organizations. Strategic Management Journal, 13: 483–498.

Ring, P. S., & Van de Ven, A. H. 1994. Developmental processes of cooperative interorganizational relationships. Academy of Management Review, 9: 90118.
Ring, P. S., & Van de Ven, A. H. 1994. 合作性组织间关系的发展过程。《管理学会评论》，9：901-118。

Sætre, A. S., & Van de Ven, A. 2021. Generating theory by abduction. Academy of Management Review, 46: 684701.
Sætre, A. S., & Van de Ven, A. 2021. 通过溯因法生成理论。《管理学会评论》，46: 684701。

Van de Ven, A. H. 1976a. A framework for organization assessment. Academy of Management Review, 1: 6478.
范德芬（Van de Ven），A. H. 1976a. 组织评估框架。《管理学会评论》，1：64-78。

Van de Ven, A. H. 1976b. On the nature, formation, and maintenance of relations among organizations. Academy of Management Review, 1: 2436.
范德芬（Van de Ven），A. H. 1976b. 关于组织间关系的本质、形成与维持。《管理学会评论》，1：2436。

Van de Ven, A. H. 1986. Central problems in the management of innovation. Management Science, 32: 590607.
范德芬（Van de Ven, A. H.）1986年。创新管理中的核心问题。《管理科学》（Management Science），32卷：590-607。

Van de Ven, A. H., & Johnson, P. E. 2006. Knowledge for theory and practice. Academy of Management Review, 31: 802821.
范德温（Van de Ven, A. H.）和约翰逊（Johnson, P. E.），2006年。理论与实践的知识。《管理学会评论》，31：802-821。

Van de Ven, A. H., & Poole, M. S. 1995. Explaining development and change in organizations. Academy of Management Review, 20: 510540. 范德温（Van de Ven, A. H.）、普尔（Poole, M. S.）. 1995. 解释组织中的发展与变革. 《管理学会评论》, 20: 510-540.

Zahra, S. A. 2016. Portrait of a research pioneer: Andrew Van de Ven. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 10: 413429. 扎赫拉，S. A. 2016. 研究先驱的肖像：安德鲁·范德芬。《战略创业杂志》，10：413429。

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