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Use when sharpening the one-sentence theoretical contribution of an Organization Studies (OS) manuscript and the intro/discussion claims that carry it. Frames the contribution; it does not build the theory (see orgstud-theory-development) or run analysis.

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# Contribution Framing (orgstud-contribution-framing)

## When to trigger

- The theory and evidence are settled but the paper cannot say its contribution in one sentence
- The intro lists findings rather than a theoretical move; the discussion restates results
- A reviewer says "I don't see the contribution," "this is incremental," or "what does this add to theory?"
- The contribution is described as a *finding* ("we find X") rather than a usable *theoretical move*

## At OS, the contribution is a theoretical move others can use

The single most important sentence in an OS paper is: *"We contribute to [conversation] by [the theoretical move], which shows that [the new understanding]."* The move must be something a reader **elsewhere can pick up and apply** — a new mechanism, a reconceptualized construct, a process model, a resolved tension, a boundary that wasn't seen. A finding is not a contribution; a finding *plus what it changes in how we theorize organizing* is.

OS distinguishes sharply between **empirical contribution** ("we found this happens") and **theoretical contribution** ("this changes how the field should think"). OS desk-rejects papers whose contribution is only the former. Frame the move at the level of the theory, then use the evidence as warrant.
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