Engaging with organisations in pursuit of improved sustainability accounting and performance
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present a case for research in ethical, social and
environmental (or sustainability) accounting and accountability which engages with those …
environmental (or sustainability) accounting and accountability which engages with those …
Are students customers? TQM and marketing perspectives
L Eagle, R Brennan - Quality assurance in education, 2007 - emerald.com
Purpose–This paper seeks to evaluate the arguments for and against the proposition that
students in higher education are “customers” and should be treated as such …
students in higher education are “customers” and should be treated as such …
Gras** the logic of practice: Theorizing through practical rationality
There is an increasing concern that management theories are not relevant to practice. In this
article we contend that the overall problem is that most management theories are unable to …
article we contend that the overall problem is that most management theories are unable to …
[LLIBRE][B] Engaged scholarship: A guide for organizational and social research
AH Van de Ven - 2007 - books.google.com
The relationship between theory and practice, research and action, is fundamental to all
fields of applied social science. Should research findings and knowledge be useful for …
fields of applied social science. Should research findings and knowledge be useful for …
The practical relevance of management research: Turning the debate on relevance into a rigorous scientific research program
A Kieser, A Nicolai, D Seidl - Academy of Management annals, 2015 - journals.aom.org
How and to what extent practitioners use the scientific results of management studies is of
great concern to management scholars and has given rise to a considerable body of …
great concern to management scholars and has given rise to a considerable body of …
Knowledge for theory and practice
AH Van de Ven, PE Johnson - Academy of management review, 2006 - journals.aom.org
We examine three related ways in which the gap between theory and practice has been
framed. One approach views it as a knowledge transfer problem, a second argues that …
framed. One approach views it as a knowledge transfer problem, a second argues that …
Making a difference: Organization as design
AGL Romme - Organization science, 2003 - pubsonline.informs.org
Mainstream organizational research is based on science and the humanities. Science helps
us to understand organized systems, from an outsider position, as empirical objects. The …
us to understand organized systems, from an outsider position, as empirical objects. The …
[CITA][C] The Oxford Handbook of Evidence-Based Management
DM Rousseau - 2012 - books.google.com
From medicine to education, evidence-based approaches aim to evaluate and apply
scientific evidence to a problem in order to arrive at the best possible solution. Thus, using …
scientific evidence to a problem in order to arrive at the best possible solution. Thus, using …
The business school 'business': Some lessons from the US experience
J Pfeffer, CT Fong - Journal of management studies, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
abstract US business schools dominate the business school landscape, particularly for the
MBA degree. This fact has caused schools in other countries to imitate the US schools as a …
MBA degree. This fact has caused schools in other countries to imitate the US schools as a …
Bridging the research–practice gap
Executive Overview Management research often bears little resemblance to management
practice. Although this research–practice gap is widely recognized and frequently lamented …
practice. Although this research–practice gap is widely recognized and frequently lamented …