Doing research that is useful to practice: A model and empirical exploration

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 357-375

  Mohrman, Susan Albers ^a   Gibson, Cristina B ^a   Mohrman Jr , Allan M ^a  

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EID: 0035629092     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3069461     Document Type: Article

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