Useful Research: Advancing Theory and Practice by Susan Albers Mohrman - ISBN: 9781605096001
Hardcover
Examines how “useful research” can be achieved, and argues that in order to keep organisational research relevant to theory and practice, the approach must deviate from the orthodoxy of positivistic, pure research approaches. The core message of this book is that researchers must learn from practice…

Useful Research: Advancing Theory and Practice

Advancing Theory and Practice

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  • Hardcover

    448 pages

  • Release Date

    1 January 2018

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Summary

For decades there has been an ongoing, at times heated, debate over how relevant to real-world concerns organizational research should be. The contributors to this book deviate from the orthodoxy of traditional positivistic research, arguing that the true test of whether knowledge is useful to practice is not whether it is rigorous but whether it is rigorous and results in improved organizational effectiveness.The contributors were selected for their demonstrated ability to conduct useful res…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781605096001
ISBN-10:1605096008
Author:Susan Albers Mohrman, Edward Lawler
Publisher:Berrett-Koehler
Imprint:Berrett-Koehler
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:448
Release Date:1 January 2018
Weight:770g
Dimensions:243mm x 164mm x 31mm
Series:BK Business (Hardcover)
About The Author

Susan Albers Mohrman

Susan Albers Mohrman is a senior research scientist at the University of Southern California’s Center for Effective Organizations in the Marshall School of Business. She directs the organization design program at CEO.Edward E. Lawler III is Distinguished Professor of Business at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business and founder and director of the university’s Center for Effective Organizations. BusinessWeek proclaimed him one of the top six gurus in the field of management.

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