The theory/practice gap: a problem for research in business schools?

Reed, Michael Ivor ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8267-572X 2009. The theory/practice gap: a problem for research in business schools? Journal of Management Development 28 (8) , pp. 685-693. 10.1108/02621710910985450

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Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview and evaluation of the “theory/practice” gap in business and management research as it has been developed in relation to US and European business and management schools. Design/methodology/approach – The paper combines theoretical and institutional analysis to construct a framework for analyzing the “theory/practice” gap and its wider implications. Findings – The paper suggests that a “dialogical” rather than “linear” model of knowledge production and dissemination is the most analytically and practically useful way of approaching the “theory/practice” gap in business and management research. Originality/value – The paper reviews and updates the “theory/practice” gap in business and management research and offers a more nuanced and realistic appreciation of how it might be resolved.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education L Education > LD Individual institutions (United States) L Education > LF Individual institutions (Europe)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Business schools ; Europe ; Management research ; United States of America
Publisher:	Emerald
ISSN:	0262-1711
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2022 09:43
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/22009

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