Editor’s Comments: Developing Propositions, a Process Model, or a Typology? Addressing the Challenges of Writing Theory Without a Boilerplate

Writing theory papers is challenging and asks a lot of us as authors. Complex and big ideas may be hard to present in a focused and persuasive line of argument. Clearly defining constructs is not a straightforward task either, nor is knowing where to draw the line and set scope constraints or boundary conditions for your arguments (Whetten, 1989). And then where do you start: with the formulation of your own arguments, or with carving out the space for them within the existing literature? These and other well-known writing challenges make writing theory papers a real craft (Fulmer, 2012; Rindova, 2008; Suddaby, 2014).