Control and traceability of research impact on practice: Reframing the 'relevance gap' debate in management

Management (France)

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 180-207

  Mesny, Anne ^a   Mailhot, Chantale ^a  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conceptual knowledge; Design science; Instrumental knowledge; Relevance; Research impact; Scholar practitioner collaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869450192     PISSN: 12864892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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