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A quandary in management practice: Academic research or consulting?
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posted on 2014-01-01, 00:00 authored by Andrew CreedAndrew Creed, Ambika ZutshiThis paper compares the practice of academic action research against management consulting. Consulting is founded upon a body of underpinning knowledge drawn from a different perspective than action research. Nevertheless, consulting and action research, in practice, draw from similar methods of investigation. The difficulty in distinguishing action research from consulting adds to unique ethical problems in practice. In this paper, an ethics quandary is identified, defined and explored with implications for research practice. An example of an action research project is presented to highlight the potential ethical dilemma and conflict of interest points of
the investigation, whether as an academic or a consultant. The authors, by crystallising the boundaries of academic action research and consulting posit that, when designed and executed well, risk can be minimised to gather rich and deep insights into management practice.
the investigation, whether as an academic or a consultant. The authors, by crystallising the boundaries of academic action research and consulting posit that, when designed and executed well, risk can be minimised to gather rich and deep insights into management practice.
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International journal of management practiceVolume
7Issue
1Pagination
39 - 54Publisher
Inderscience EnterprisesLocation
Olney, EnglandISSN
1477-9064Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2014, Inderscience EnterprisesUsage metrics
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