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Call for Papers on Bridging the Gap Between Management Theory and Practice

  • 1.  Call for Papers on Bridging the Gap Between Management Theory and Practice

    Posted 08-31-2006 12:12
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    From: "Emerald" <slinacre@emeraldinsight.com>
    To: "Mr Fred Nickols" <nickols@att.net>
    Subject: Call for Papers on Bridging the Gap Between Management Theory and Practice
    Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:47:42 +0000
    > Dear General Management list,
    >
    > *** Call for Papers ***
    >
    > Special Issue of European Business Review
    > ?Management Theory and Practice: Bridging the Gap through a
    > Multidisciplinary Lens?
    >
    > Special Issue Co-Editors:
    >
    > Beverly A. Wagner of University of Stirling, UK
    > G?ran Svensson of Halmstad University, Sweden
    > Douglas Brownlie of University of Stirling, UK
    > Paul Hewer of University of Stirling, UK
    >
    > For this special issue we invite contributions from all management
    > disciplines urging you to consider the relationship between theory and
    > practice. Is there one? What is that relationship? Does it matter, and
    > if so, in what ways?
    >
    > We suggest that ?relevance? and ?being critical? are qualities widely
    > attributed to research that close the gap between theory and practice.
    > They are attributes, but also aspirations, well worth fostering and
    > preserving these days.
    >
    > For many academics of business and management closing this so-called gap
    > has assumed the proportions of a heroic struggle between the
    > high-mindedness of theory and the allure of the pragmatic everyday trials
    > and tribulations of practice. Through critically appraising discourse and
    > rhetoric, this special issue invites contributions which provide
    > alternative understandings of the gap between theory and practice, and the
    > 'slings and arrows' academics suffer in our quest to achieve the 'Holy
    > Grail' of closure.
    >
    > This understanding implicates the various disciplinary formations within
    > management studies in the perpetuation of the belief that the gap exists
    > ?out there? and that it should and can be closed.
    >
    > Controversially, by way of an incitement to encourage you to submit
    > papers, we suggest that in spite of the declarations to pursue ?relevance?
    > through providing insight into better management practice, perhaps it is
    > in the interest of those disciplinary formations to continue to perpetuate
    > the particular myth of the 'gap'. One way that this is achieved is through
    > the notion of being critical. We argue that if this is so, then management
    > discourse is in danger of being trapped in the aspic of its own
    > prejudices.
    >
    > The special issue invites contributions that chart the contours of such
    > dangers, papers which map out the road travelled and the roads to be
    > travelled.
    >
    > ------------------------------------
    >
    > The deadline for submission of papers for this special issue is October
    > 28, 2006. Submissions should be sent electronically to any of the
    > co-editors of this special issue:
    > - Beverly A. Wagner ? University of Stirling, UK (b.a.wagner@stir.ac.uk)
    > or
    > - Paul Hewer ? University of Stirling, UK (p.a.hewer@stir.ac.uk)
    > - Douglas Brownlie ? University of Stirling, UK
    > (Douglas.brownlie@stir.ac.uk)
    > - G?ran Svensson ? Halmstad University, Sweden (goran.svensson@set.hh.se).
    >
    > ------------------------------------
    >
    > The format for submissions to the European Business Review can be found at
    > www.emeraldinsight.com/ebr.htm. Those with questions about the
    > acceptability of proposed topics are urged to contact any of the
    > co-editors as soon as possible.
    >
    >
    > EUROPEAN BUSINESS REVIEW
    > ISSN: 0955-534X
    >
    > "Highlighting key business and academic issues of today and for the
    > future."
    >
    > Kind Regards,
    >
    > Simon Linacre
    > Publisher
    > Emerald Group Publishing Limited
    >
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