TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to present a cost‐benefit interpretation of academic‐practitioner research by describing and analysing several recent relevant examples of academic‐practitioner research with a focus on doctoral theses carried out at universities and business schools in clusters of research centred in North America, Australia and Europe.Design/methodology/approach– Using case study examples, a value proposition framework for undertaking collaborative research for higher degree level study is developed and presented.Findings– Value proposition benefits from this level of collaborative research can be summarised as enhancing competencies at the individual and organisational level as well as providing participating universities with high‐quality candidates/students and opportunities for industry engagement. The project management (PM) professional bodies can also extend PM knowledge but they need to be prepared to provide active support.Practical implications– A model for better defining the value proposition of collaborative research from a range of stakeholder perspectives is offered that can be adapted for researchers and industry research sponsors.Originality/value– Few papers offer a value proposition framework for explaining collaborative research benefits. This paper addresses that need.
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
SN  - 1753-8378
DO  - 10.1108/17538370810866313
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/17538370810866313
AU  - Walker Derek H.T.
AU  - Anbari Frank T.
AU  - Bredillet Christophe
AU  - Söderlund Jonas
AU  - Cicmil Svetlana
AU  - Thomas Janice
PY  - 2008
Y1  - 2008/01/01
TI  - Collaborative academic/practitioner research in project management: Examples and applications
T2  - International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 168
EP  - 192
Y2  - 2024/05/07
ER  -