Knowledge Production and Knowledge Transfer: Closing the Research–practice Gap

Carter, Craig R.

doi:10.1111/j.1745-493x.2008.00059.x

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“…Inspired by Carter [1] arguments regarding research relevant for managers, we follow up the literature review with practitioner interviews to be able to also incorporate their views and insights into the research agenda. Baker and Canessa [8], Thomas et al [9] and Sodhi et al [10] have employed a similar method through combining literature studies and focus group/interviews with experts and practitioners to define potential opportunities of research with practical relevance.…”

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“…Carter's [1] argument on relevance of the research and lack of recent literature studies in warehousing field drive our interest in what research is currently being done, and what is needed, to support logistics managers in their future challenges regarding warehousing. Therefore, the purpose of this paper was to identify a future agenda for relevant warehousing research, based on both academic and practitioner interest.…”

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“…Carter [1] argues that the gap between research and practice is generated because either the produced knowledge is not relevant to managerial needs or it is not transferred in a proper way. He defines the term of relevance to be ''creating knowledge that managers can use to better understand phenomena relating to that which they manage.…”

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Toward a relevant agenda for warehousing research: literature review and practitioners’ input

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The main purpose of this research is to provide an agenda for future warehousing research relevant for both academic development and practitioners' needs. In order to suggest a practically relevant future research agenda, first a comprehensive literature review was performed to identify research areas covered in the literature. Then, 15 warehouse managers and senior consultants were interviewed to add empirical input to the development of potential future research areas. The literature review reveals gaps, both methodology-and topic-wise. A considerable methodological imbalance is observed. Some of the highlighted managerial concerns have been investigated in the literature extensively, but the managerial concerns emphasized mostly do not belong to the most researched categories. While most of the practitioners' concerns relate to supportive aspects of warehousing business, a relatively high number of the reviewed studies highlight operational problems. The suggested future research agenda highlights the importance of supportive aspects of the warehousing business, employment of real data in analysis and empirical research methods. The insights from practitioners stress the expected trends of business environment such as more volatile demand, higher desire for customized services and more expansion of e-commerce.

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“…Lagrosen and Lagrosen (2005) and Hietschold et al (2014) In sum, this study aimed to (a) identify the themes of the challenges perceived by QM practitioners and (b) better understand how these challenges are addressed by existing QM research to direct future scholars to bridge the relevance gaps between research and practice, thereby building on previous work in this area (see Carter, 2008;de-Margerie and Jiang, 2011;Hodgkinson and Rousseau, 2009;Huff, 2000aHuff, , 2000bStarkey and Madan, 2001;Walsh et al, 2007). Our study showed the urgent need to address specific QM-related issues regarding the relevance gaps between research and practice.…”

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“…Carter, 2008;de-Margerie and Jiang, 2011;Hodgkinson and Rousseau, 2009;Huff, 2000aHuff, , 2000bStarkey and Madan, 2001;Walsh et al, 2007); there is an urgent need to explore relevance gaps to guide academics in the development of QM. However, bridging relevance gaps once identified can be challenging.…”

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Challenges and propositions for research in quality management

Fundin

Bergquist

Eriksson

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International Journal of Production Economics

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From its inception, the field of quality management (QM) has been characterised by practicedriven development. Although QM has reached maturity as a field of research based on empirical enquiry, its practitioners still struggle to adapt QM implementations to reap their benefits. This study aims to identify their challenges to better understand how contemporary QM research addresses them. We propose approaches to bridge the potential relevance gaps between research and practice. A Delphi study of QM practitioners in Swedish private and public organisations, several of which operate globally, generated 49 challenges. An exploratory factor analysis was performed to cluster these challenges into themes, and the literature was reviewed to investigate how each theme has been addressed in QM research.The empirical investigation identified three themes related to future QM challengesorganisations' adaptability to rapid changes in the business environment, quality as a strategic concern for business owners, and managerial ownership of quality. By analysing these challenges, six propositions for future research were proposed to reduce potential relevance gaps. Future research should focus on how to make QM a strategic concern for owners, and explore how it can contribute to organisational ambidexterity and adaptability. Research should also determine how context influences the way QM is applied, and investigate how it can improve organisational learning and innovation. Finally, research should indicate how top managers can adopt the responsibilities of quality managers, and explore the ways the principal values of QM can be better integrated into organisations.

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A human-centric perspective exploring the readiness towards smart warehousing: The case of a large retail distribution warehouse

Mahroof

2019

International Journal of Information Management

156

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Knowledge Production and Knowledge Transfer: Closing the Research–practice Gap

Cited by 40 publications

References 22 publications

Toward a relevant agenda for warehousing research: literature review and practitioners’ input

Toward a relevant agenda for warehousing research: literature review and practitioners’ input

Challenges and propositions for research in quality management

A human-centric perspective exploring the readiness towards smart warehousing: The case of a large retail distribution warehouse

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