Differences In Management Theory and Practice: Are Authors and Journals Contributin Factors?

Abstract

The management literature offers evidence that thtere are differences in the way in which academicians and practitioners view the practice of management. It further suggests that those differences may, in part, be explained through the process by which management concepts are communicated to them, i.e. as a result of the way in which academic and practitioner oriented journals convey management concepts. This study examines journals with regard to their treatment of seleted concepts and finds that thtere are, in fact, no significant differences in their presentation. This suggested that earlier authors were incorrect in their assessment that differences in the journals service academic and practitioner marekts were, in part, responsible for differences between their readers\u27 views of management. It further suggests a possible alternate explanation