The Comparative Analytical Protocol provides a common analytical procedure through which organisational research programmes can be examined systematically.
Rather than asking whether one programme is superior to another, the protocol asks the same sequence of analytical questions of every programme. This enables meaningful comparison while preserving the distinctive conceptual organisation and explanatory priorities of each framework.
The protocol therefore standardises the process of comparison rather than the content of explanation. Different programmes may arrive at different answers, but they are examined through the same methodological procedure.
Key Point. The Comparative Analytical Protocol standardises how organisational research programmes are compared without requiring them to share the same explanatory content.