Suggestion of a Framework of Dissemination of Knowledge between Research and Practice
Résumé
Taking part in the debate opposing rigor and relevance in academia,
and about the role of scholars in society, this article suggests a heuristic
framework for possible knowledge exchange between the figures of
practitioners and the figures of researchers. A taxonomy of the modes of
knowledge exchange is proposed, combining both temporality, depending
on the synchronic or a-synchronic diffusion and production of knowledge,
and the way of interacting, whether there is a co-production or not.
This framework is illustrated and discussed, particularly in its capacity to
renew the relationship between researchers and practitioners and their
mutual influence. This analysis questions the forms of performance that
prevail in the evaluation of academics. It concludes with remarks on the
social utility of research in strategic management.