CREATING NEW KNOWLEDGE BY CROSSING THEORY AND PRACTICE BOUNDARIES

Abstract

Developing structures and processes that support learning and knowledge creation has become an area of extensive study. This paper describes dimensions of knowledge that were needed in integrating theory and practice for an applied research project. The project involved team members from university, business and consulting organizations. The knowledge created through this team structure was inherently multi-dimensional, with theoretical, practicable, educable and evidentiary components. The paper concludes with considerations for how the essence of this project team structure might be replicated for organizational knowledge creation in American industry.

Citation

Roth, G.L. (2005), "CREATING NEW KNOWLEDGE BY CROSSING THEORY AND PRACTICE BOUNDARIES", Research in Organizational Change and Development (Research in Organizational Change and Development, Vol. 15), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 135-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0897-3016(04)15004-0