Handbook of collaborative management research / editor, A.B. Shani.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shani, Abraham B., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management--Research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Management.

Research teams--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Research teams.

Management--Research.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (674 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Handbook of Collaborative Management Research presents a novel approach for combining practical action with the creation of relevant models for understanding and changing how organizations and complex systems can work. This remarkable collection of contributions by leading international scholars, businesspeople, and policymakers provides the latest thinking, methodologies, and cases in the rapidly growing area of collaborative management research.

Contents:

Part I Framing the Issues 1

1 The Promise of Collaborative Management Research / William A. Pasmore, Bengt Stymne, A. B. (Rami) Shani, Susan Albers Mohrman, Niclas Adler 7

2 From Actionable Knowledge to Universal Theory in Management Research / Albert David, Armand Hatchuel 33

3 Following the Second Legacy of Aristotle: The Scholar-Practitioner as an Epistemic Technician / Ramkrishnan (Ram) V. Tenkasi, George W. Hay 49

4 Insider/Outsider Team Research: The Development of the Approach and Its Meanings / Jean M. Bartunek 73

5 Collaboration and the Production of Management Knowledge in Research, Consulting, and Management Practice / Andreas Werr, Larry Greiner 93

Part II Collaborative Research Mechanisms and Processes 119

6 Toward Interdependent Organizing and Researching / John McGuire, Charles J. Palus, Bill Torbert 123

7 Collaborating for Management Research: From Action Research to Intervention Research in Management / Armand Hatchuel, Albert David 143

8 Learning Mechanisms as Means and Ends in Collaborative Management Research / Peter Docherty, A. B. (Rami) Shani 163

9 The Research Circle Approach: A Democratic Form for Collaborative Research in Organizations / Lars Holmstrand, Gunilla Harnsten, Jan Lowstedt 183

10 Academic-Practitioner Learning Forums: A New Model for Interorganizational Research / Philip H. Mirvis 201

Part III Exemplars: Cases and Projects 225

IIIA Collaborative Research in a Single System 225

11 Coaching for Sustainable Change / Richard E. Boyatzis, Anita Howard, Brigette Rapisarda, Scott Taylor 231

12 Dynamic Strategic Alignment: An Integrated Method / Ernesto Olascoaga, Ed Kur 243

13 From Collaborative Design to Collaborative Research: A Sociotechnical Journey / Harvey Kolodny, Norman Halpern 261

IIIB Collaborative Research in Complex Networks 275

14 Collaborative Participatory Research in Gender Mainstreaming in Social Change Organizations / Rajesh Tandon, Martha Farrell 277

15 Collaboration in the Innovative Region / Mary Lindenstein Walshok, Bengt Stymne 293

16 Collaborative Research and the Trade Unions: The Challenge of Entering Social Partnership / Tony Huzzard, Denis Gregory 315

17 Connecting Research to Value Creation by Bridging Cultural Differences Between Industry and Academia / George Roth 341

IIIC Collaborative Research in Government and Society 373

18 Monetary Policy and Academics: A Study of Swedish Inflation Targeting / Mikael Apel, Lars Heikensten, Per Jansson 375

19 Bridging the Academic-Practitioner Divide: A Case Study Analysis of Business School Collaboration With Industry / David Knights, Catrina Alferoff, Ken Starkey, Nick Tiratsoo 403

20 Improving the Management of Ignorance and Uncertainty: A Case Illustrating Integration in Collaboration / Gabriele Bammer, The Goolabri Group 421

Part IV The Multiple Voices in Collaborative Research 439

21 Collaborative Research in and by an Interorganizational Network / David Coghlan, Paul Coughlan 443

22 Building Partnership: Critical Reflections on the Action Research Center (ARC) / The ARC Research Team 461

23 Collaborative Research in Pharmacy Operations: The Kaiser Permanente Experience / Michael W. Stebbins, Judy L. Valenzuela 487

24 The Collaborative Learning Cycle: Advancing Theory and Building Practical Design Frameworks Through Collaboration / Susan Albers Mohrman, Allan M. Mohrman Jr., Susan G. Cohen, Stu Winby 509

25 The Multiple Voices of Collaboration: A Critical Reflection / Susan Albers Mohrman, A. B. (Rami) Shani 531

Part V Enablers, Challenges, and Skills 539

26 Collaborative R&D in Management: The Practical Experience of FENIX and TruePoint in Bridging the Divide Between Scientific and Managerial Goals / Niclas Adler, Michael Beer 545

27 Toward a More Rigorous, Reflective, and Relevant Science of Collaborative Management Research / William A. Pasmore, Richard W. Woodman, Aneika L. Simmons 567

28 Quality and "Actionability": What Action Researchers Offer From the Tradition of Pragmatism / Hilary Bradbury 583

29 Collaborative Management Research Through Communities of Inquiry: Challenges and Skills / David Coghlan, A. B. (Rami) Shani 601

30 Toward Building a Collaborative Research Community / Susan Albers Mohrman, William A. Pasmore, A. B. (Rami) Shani, Bengt Stymme, Niclas Adler 615.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on MARC record for print version.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781412976671

OCLC:

431959885

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.