'Physics Envy', cognitive legitimacy or practical relevance: dilemmas in the evolution of management research in the UK

We reﬂect on the key debates and controversies that face business schools and management research. This paper frames the core debates in terms of organizational legitimacy as a lens through which to analyse the rapid rise and development of business schools in the UK. The production of management kn...

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Main Authors:	Howard Thomas, Alex Wilson
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Published:	2011
Subjects:	Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified untagged Business and Management not elsewhere classified
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spelling	rr-article-95046922011-01-01T00:00:00Z 'Physics Envy', cognitive legitimacy or practical relevance: dilemmas in the evolution of management research in the UK Howard Thomas (7197551) Alex Wilson (1252392) Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified untagged Business and Management not elsewhere classified We reﬂect on the key debates and controversies that face business schools and management research. This paper frames the core debates in terms of organizational legitimacy as a lens through which to analyse the rapid rise and development of business schools in the UK. The production of management knowledge straddles the precarious divide between academic rigour and practical relevance. We argue that the conﬂicting sources of legitimacy could be undermining the international research competitiveness of UK schools and that a far-reaching review of management education and research is necessary. 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/14771 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/_Physics_Envy_cognitive_legitimacy_or_practical_relevance_dilemmas_in_the_evolution_of_management_research_in_the_UK/9504692 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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description	We reﬂect on the key debates and controversies that face business schools and management research. This paper frames the core debates in terms of organizational legitimacy as a lens through which to analyse the rapid rise and development of business schools in the UK. The production of management knowledge straddles the precarious divide between academic rigour and practical relevance. We argue that the conﬂicting sources of legitimacy could be undermining the international research competitiveness of UK schools and that a far-reaching review of management education and research is necessary.
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title	'Physics Envy', cognitive legitimacy or practical relevance: dilemmas in the evolution of management research in the UK
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'Physics Envy', cognitive legitimacy or practical relevance: dilemmas in the evolution of management research in the UK

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