A historical review of Swedish strategy research and the rigor-relevance gap / Thomas Kalling and Lars Bengtsson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kalling, Thomas, author.

Bengtsson, Lars, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in business strategy

Elements in Business Strategy Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategic planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (86 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

There are many explanations for the so-called rigor-relevance gap in academic research on strategic management. This Element reviews the existing literature on the matter and argues that it must go beyond the typical explanations of knowledge and language differences and look at more fundamental, societal, and cultural explanations. The empirical focus of this Element is the history and possible particularities of strategic management research in Sweden where the authors show how almost 300 years of relevance-centered research have undergone significant changes over the last 30 years, and that the historical development is based very much on societal pressure, academic culture and shifting perspectives on the role of academic research. The authors conclude by offering a couple of examples of how Swedish research, close to its traditional approaches, still can contribute to relevance and thus help balance the rigor-relevance divide

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Mar 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781108675147

110867514X

9781108695909

1108695906

9781108648158

1108648150