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| Author: | Dehler, G. E. |
| Title: | 'Relevance' in management research. A critical reappraisal. |
| Journal: | Management Learning
1998 : MAR, VOL. 29:1, p. 69-89 |
| Index terms: | MANAGEMENT RESEARCH MANAGEMENT EDUCATION |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Of particular concern in this paper is the debate over the relationship of management research to the practice of management. This article elaborates that debate by exploring the dilemma from both the practitioner's and academic researcher's perspectives, respecting the legitimacy of each viewpoint. Practitioners judge knowledge based on its instrumentality; academics view practitioners are one of several key constituents and therefore adopt a broader approach that considers instrumental knowledge among several potential outcomes. Particular attention is devoted to the avoidance of simplifying the issue by developing 'solutions' that purport to resolve the dilemma, favoring instead an approach that problematizes it. A framework for complex understanding is developed focusing on context, process, contradiction and action. |
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