As we demonstrate in this book, there is a widely felt shortage of interesting and novel ideas
in social science. Much contemporary research is perceived to lack imagination and to offer …

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 …

This article examines ways of constructing research questions from existing literature, which
are likely to promote the development of interesting and influential theories. We review 52 …

This innovative book combines what most books separate: research as practical activity and
research as intellectual engagement. It clarifies and makes explicit the methodological …

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 …

Purpose–This paper aims to challenge the conventional wisdom in qualitative case study
research that the findings of the case depend on the identification of common themes across …

The AMJ mission statement, appearing in the front matter of every issue the Journal
publishes and on the Academy of Management's website, reads in part as follows:“The …

This innovative book combines what most books separate: research as practical activity and
research as intellectual engagement. It clarifies and makes explicit the methodological …

abstract This paper develops an argument that leads to a vision of management research as
a form of design science. Such an approach to research requires an inversion of the …