Organization studies as applied science: The generation and use of academic knowledge about organizations introduction to the special issue

Organization Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 9-10, 2010, Pages 1189-1207

  Jarzabkowski, Paula ^a   Mohrman, Susan Albers ^b   Scherer, Andreas Georg ^c  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

applied management studies; engaged scholarship; knowledge co production; Mode 1 and Mode 2; organization studies; practice; relevance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958529037     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840610374394     Document Type: Article

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