Management's science-practice gap: A grand challenge for all stakeholders

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 2205-2231

  Banks, George C ^a   Pollack, Jeffrey M ^b   Bochantin, Jaime E ^a   Kirkman, Bradley L ^b   Whelpley, Christopher E ^c   O'Boyle, Ernest H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 85007351615     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2015.0728     Document Type: Article

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