M M B A G A L I , P H D

J A I N U N I V E R S I T YM M . B A G A L I @ J A I N U N I V E R S I T Y . A C . I N

Did I understood the theme

Rigor…… knowing and doing

Relevant

Organizational theory….. Evaluate its effectiveness

Tools and techniques: from academic to practice / or practice to

academic

Appeal to real world of practicing managers

Actionable knowledge

Academic scholars collaborate with practitioners for developing research

agenda

Academic scholars rarely collaborate with practitioners for developing research agenda

Suggestions: Research program should insist direct contact with organizations

Strong research culture

Mandatory research goals

Findings in public domain

Language of Corporate

A paper of IIM-B, for reference