An examination of how an individual working within the field of management research can
increase the relevance of their work. The author notes that many scholars who work in the …

The article discusses how to make management research relevant to practitioners. By the
early 21st century criticism had emerged that management scholars were bypassing …

There is nothing wrong with the many insightful observations and recommendations made
by Ray Aldag. There is no question but that we can do better in reaching managers with the …

This article offers a lively and spirited debate on the pros and cons of relating research to
practice. The authors' goal is to illuminate fundamental issues in the debate in detail …

Does our research impact management practice? That is, does it influence how practitioners
think, talk, or perform their work? Many researchers, journal editors, and academic …

There is growing concern within the Academy of Management that a big and growing gap
exists between management research and practice. The persistence of this gap is a mystery …

Management journals often contain heated discussions about disciplinary approaches, or
how and whether to legitimate different kinds of research. The author classifies nine such …

An examination of how academic researchers attempt to make their work presentable and
understandable for management audiences. Problems often arise due to the conflicting …

By its very nature, management is a multidisciplinary enterprise. Despite this, management
research has tended to be organized around a number of discrete management disciplines …

Over the years, I have read articles or listened to panel discussions that question the value
of management scholarship, and often critiqued its relevance or insightfulness for an applied …