A Temporal View on the Academic–Practitioner Gap
Abstract
Introduction
The Academic–Practitioner Gap
Diffusion Theory
Diffusion of Practices
Early Phase | |
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Practitioners | Researchers |
Motivated by economic or institutional gain (Kennedy & Fiss, 2009) |
Motivated to categorize new phenomenon and/or counterintuitive idea (Astley & Zammuto, 1992; Bartunek et al., 2006; Davis, 1971; Weick & Browning, 1991) |
Look outside their industry to identify new solution alternatives (Chandler & Hwang, 2015; Greve, 2005; Padgett & Powell, 2012; Powell & Sandholtz, 2012; Rogers, 2003; Sahlin-Andersson, 1996) |
Take a long-term view to develop and promote a new theoretical area (Glynn & Raffaelli, 2010; Romme et al., 2015; Shapiro et al., 2007; Wells & Nieuwenhuis, 2017) |
Reliance on exploratory and experiential learning to identify ways to address the problem (Chandler & Hwang, 2015; Dacin et al., 2002) |
Reliance on observational and qualitative methodologies to build theory (Glynn & Raffaelli, 2010; Tsui, 2013) |
Late Phase | |
Practitioners | Researchers |
Consensus on best practices provides impetus for other organizations to adopt (Chandler & Hwang, 2015; Fiol & O’Connor, 2003; Fligstein, 1985) |
Consensus on interesting theories provides impetus for other scholars to pursue (Clark, 2004; Stinchcombe, 2002) |
Reliance on vicarious learning methods (Chandler & Hwang, 2015; Terlaak & Gong, 2008) |
Reliance on quantitative research methods (Alvesson & Sandberg, 2013; Glynn & Raffaelli, 2010) |
Motivations for adoption are shaped by legitimacy and isomorphic pressures (Davis et al., 1994; Meyer & Rowan, 1977) |
Motivations for inquiry are shaped by socialization and peer review process (Colyvas & Jonsson, 2011) |
Ease of adoption influenced by familiarity and standardization of industry practices (Colyvas & Jonsson, 2011; Greve, 2005; Perkmann & Spicer, 2008) |
Ease of adoption influenced by similarly oriented scholar community (Alvesson & Sandberg, 2014; Calhoun, 1992; Nicolini, 2012) |
Efforts focus on fine-tuning practices (David & Strang, 2006) |
Efforts focus on incremental research (Hambrick, 2005; Kieser & Leiner, 2012; Markides, 2007) |
Diffusion of Research
A Temporal Approach to the Academic–Practitioner Gap
Simultaneous Research and Practice Diffusion
Example
Practice-before-research Diffusion
Example
Research-before-practice Diffusion
Example
Discussion
Implications for Bridging the Gap
Limitations and Boundary Conditions
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