TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to offer a reflexive account of the co‐production of a qualitative research project with the aim of illuminating the relationships between research participants.Design/methodology/approach– The paper draws upon personal experience of designing and conducting a research project into management learning, run jointly between an academic and a senior practitioner. The methodological issues involved and the reflexive dynamics of how the work of research collaboration is accomplished are considered.Findings– Engaging with radical reflexivity helps to produce insights about the co‐production process.Originality/value– This paper contributes to the field of reflexivity and is innovative in its context of academic‐practitioner research. VL - 4 IS - 1 SN - 1746-5648 DO - 10.1108/17465640910951462 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/17465640910951462 AU - Orr Kevin AU - Bennett Mike ED - Ann L. Cunliffe ED - Stephen Linstead ED - Karen Locke PY - 2009 Y1 - 2009/01/01 TI - Reflexivity in the co‐production of academic‐practitioner research T2 - Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 85 EP - 102 Y2 - 2024/04/19 ER -