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Wanted to announce to the upcoming PDW at AOM focused on academic/practitioner research collaborations. Please note that pre-registration is required; to register online, visit https://secure.aomonline.org/PDWReg. The deadline to register online is July 31, 2010. We look forward to a lively and generative session!

Session Title: Research in Practice: A View from the Trenches

Date: Saturday, Aug 7 2010, 1:15-3:15pm 

Location: Le Centre Sheraton in Salle Ballroom east

Sponsor(s): OB, PTC

Program Session #: 299 

Submission: 11036

Interest in improving connections between scholarly research and practice has grown in the Academy in recent years. Yet, the goal of integrating research with practice poses a conundrum: organizations look to scholars to deliver research relevant to practice, while scholars reprimand practitioners for failing to translate and apply their findings. Few mechanisms exist that help us bridge this gap. Joint research partnerships between practitioners and academics are one way of avoiding these pitfalls, yet true partnerships are challenging and rare due to the difficulty of designing and implementing studies that meet the twin high bars of theoretical contribution and practical application, as well as aligning all the appropriate incentives. This PDW will focus on the perspective required to develop research that is of substantive interest to scholars and practitioners alike. Through a panel presentation with academics at various career stages and practitioners who have engaged in research collaborations "across the aisle," we call attention to some of the most pressing issues facing academics and practitioners who are interested in building research collaborations. Then, through interactive break-out sessions, we'll pose questions to participants -- daring the group to tackle some of the trickiest roadblocks, share insights, and design ways to facilitate more successful collaborations going forward.