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ACADEMIC-PRACTITIONER COLLABORATION IN MANAGEMENT RESEARCH: A MODEL AND A CASE STUDY

Teresa M. Amabile, Chelley Patterson, Jennifer Mueller, Tom Wojcik, Paul Odomirok, Mel Marsh, and Steven Kramer

This paper presents a model of academic-practitioner collaboration, in which collaborations on management research projects are considered similar to strategic alliances in business. The model is illustrated through examination of a collaboration that included the paper’s authors. This case study, drawing on both qualitative and quantitative data, includes a root cause analysis of three classes of outcomes: research progress, research team functioning, and benefits to individual research team members. We identify directions for further research and theory development, as well as implications for effective academic-practitioner collaborations.

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47 pages