This document outlines criteria for evaluating organizational theories, including: - Theories should connect concepts and variables through propositions and hypotheses to provide a comprehensive understanding of empirical reality. - Theories are defined by the relationships between constructs and variables, bounded by assumptions made by the theorist. - For a theory to be useful, it must be able to both explain and predict phenomena, and be falsifiable through validation and testing against evidence. - Descriptions of observations are not themselves theoretical statements; a good theory goes beyond description to establish explanations and predictions.