Authors: J. P. Cornelissen and R. Thorpe
December 2004
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In this paper, the widely held claim within the management literature - that management theory can be
validated through successful applications in organizational settings - was subjected to critical appraisal. The
analysis of this claim and its warrant and grounds have interesting and far-reaching implications for the relationship between management theory and practice, and for the working relationship between academic researchers and practicing managers.
