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mgsci-theory-development
Use when building the theoretical core of a Management Science (INFORMS) paper — either a formal analytical model (assumptions, equilibrium, propositions/theorems, comparative statics) or empirically testable hypotheses derived from a clear mechanism. Adapts to the paper's lane; it does not run the analysis (mgsci-data-analysis) or frame the contribution (mgsci-contribution-framing).
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# Theory Development (mgsci-theory-development)
## When to trigger
- You have an intuition but no model or no mechanism
- Hypotheses are descriptive ("X relates to Y") with no stated mechanism
- An analytical model has results but unclear/unstated assumptions
- A Department Editor or reviewer asked "what is the theory here?" or "why is this the right model?"
Because Management Science is **bimethodological**, "theory development" means one of two disciplined things depending on your Department lane.
## Lane A — Analytical / formal model
For Optimization and Decision Analytics, Stochastic Models and Simulation, Operations Management, Finance (theory), Business Strategy (theory), and economic-theory submissions: