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Dear Jeff and ENTREP Colleagues,

There is a rather vast literature on the science-practice gap in management in general and specific fields in particular (e.g., entrepreneurship, OB, human resources management). This literature documents the existence of the gap and also offers recommendations for narrowing it. Below is an admittedly selected list of articles addressing these issues. Each of them includes a References section with additional relevant sources.

I hope this helps!

All the best,

--Herman.

·       Aguinis, H., Shapiro, D. L., Antonacopoulou, E., & Cummings, T. G. (2014). Scholarly impact: A pluralist conceptualization. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 13, 623-639. [available at http://mypage.iu.edu/~haguinis/pubs.html]

·       Aguinis, H., Suarez-González, I., Lannelongue, G., & Joo, H. (2012). Scholarly impact revisited. Academy of Management Perspectives, 26(2), 105-132. [available at http://mypage.iu.edu/~haguinis/pubs.html]

·       Anderson, N. (2007).  The practitioner-researcher divide revisited: Strategic-level bridges and the roles of IWO psychologists.  Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 80, 175-183.

·       Bartunek, J. (2007). Academic-practitioner collaboration need not require joint or relevant research: Toward a relational scholarship of integration.  Academy of Management Journal, 50, 1323-1333.

·       Cascio, W. F., & Aguinis, H. (2008). Research in industrial and organizational psychology from 1963 to 2007: Changes, choices, and trends. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93, 1062-1081 [available at http://mypage.iu.edu/~haguinis/pubs.html]

·       Deadrick, D. L., & Gibson, P. A. (2007). An examination of the research–practice gap in HR: Comparing topics of interest to HR academics and HR professionals. Human Resource Management Review, 17, 131-139.

·       Hulin, C. (2001).  Applied psychology and science: Differences between research and practice.  Applied Psychology: An International Review, 50, 225-234.

·       Rousseau, D. M. (2007). A sticky, levering, and scalable strategy for high-quality connections between organizational practice and science. Academy of Management Journal, 50, 1037–1042.

·       Rynes, S. L. (2007).  Let's create a tipping point: What academics and practitioners can do, alone and together.  Academy of Management Journal, 50, 1046-1054.

·       Shapiro, D. L., Kirkman, B. L., & Courtney, H. G. (2007).  Perceived causes and solutions of the translation problem in management research.  Academy of Management Journal, 50, 249-266.

Herman Aguinis

John F. Mee Chair of Management

Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources

Founding and Managing Director, Institute for Global Organizational Effectiveness

Indiana University

Kelley School of Business

http://mypage.iu.edu/~haguinis/

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Sent: Thursday, 12 November 2015 5:08 AM

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Subject: [ENTREP] For discussion: science-practice gap in entrepreneurship?

Dear entrepreneurship colleagues,

A few of my colleagues and I are working on a project exploring the potential science-practice gap in entrepreneurship. And, we would be grateful for your thoughts on the following two questions. We would be happy to summarize responses and email them to anyone interested.

1. Is there a gap between science and practice in the domain of entrepreneurship-a disconnect between academic research and the practice of entrepreneurship? What empirical evidence do we have that such a gap might exist? Any references to articles quantifying this gap would be appreciated.

2. If there is a gap, is this a bad thing? If so, why? If not, why not?

Best regards, Jeff

Jeff Pollack

Assistant Professor

Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Department Poole College of Management NC State University

2801 Founders Drive, Campus Box 7229

jmpolla3@ncsu.edu