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Revista de GestãoApplied Research Articles: narrowing the gap between research and organizationsAdriana Marotti de Mello, Marcelo Pedroso,Article information:To cite this document:Adriana Marotti de Mello, Marcelo Pedroso, (2018) "Applied Research Articles: narrowing the gapbetween research and organizations", Revista de Gestão, Vol. 25 Issue: 4, pp.338-339, https://doi.org/10.1108/REGE-10-2018-075Permanent link to this document:https://doi.org/10.1108/REGE-10-2018-075Downloaded on: 10 October 2018, At: 17:37 (PT)References: this document contains references to 7 other documents.The fulltext of this document has been downloaded 3 times since 2018*Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by All users groupFor AuthorsIf you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emeraldfor Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submissionguidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information.About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The companymanages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, aswell as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources andservices.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of theCommittee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative fordigital archive preservation.*Related content and download information correct at time of download.Downloaded by 189.44.84.106 At 17:37 10 October 2018 (PT)Call for papersApplied research articles: narrowing the gap between research and organizationsSince 1994, REGE publishes articles with the main objective of adding to the development ofscientific knowledge in management. These articles stem from academic research, with relevanttheoretical contribution to the field of administration. One of the classical, but still contemporary,discussions about academic research refers to its relevance and impact (Saes et al., 2017;MacIntosh et al., 2017). Traditionally, academic research is supported by scientific andmethodological rigor. Despite the need for such accuracy, research cannot do without relevanceand impact on society (Vermeulen, 2005).However, there is a growing discussion on not only how to make management research beunderstood as relevant, but also how to assess its impact on the academy and society in general.There is a debate on the distance between research and practice, the gap between what theacademy research works and the relevance and use of this knowledge by the managementcommunity. Although it seems somewhat obvious that management research should spreadmanagement policies and practices and vice versa, in a collaborative process, this does not seemto happen in a continuous and productive way for both sides (Saes et al., 2017; Wood, 2017;Banks et al., 2016).In other words, there is a claim for scientific knowledge developed in the academy to beused for the benefit of organizations and, ultimately, of the society. After all, an importantpart of scientific research is financed by society, through public research institutions(including state and federal universities) and funding agencies (such as CNPq and FAPESP).In recent years, important initiatives such as the establishment of professional master andPhD programs have increased the discussion and production of applied knowledge, seekingto transfer more directly, to public and private organizations, knowledge produced in theacademy, thus making science find business.In this regard, critical elements of research evaluation consider the following questions:does the scope of research consider a theoretical and/or practical gap? Does the researchproblem address something new or counter-intuitive? Can research results contribute totheory or to management practices?These elements are at the heart of what we call here “applied article.” This type of paperis eminently practical – that is, it aims to contribute to the evolution of managementpractices, by bringing something new or counter-intuitive, or by disseminating concepts andtechniques previously developed, but studied in a specific context. Therefore, the relevanceof an applied article is mainly associated to its contribution. According to Gregor andHevner (2013), the following criteria can be used to evaluate it:(1) Innovation: the paper presents new solutions to new problems.(2) Improvement: the paper brings new solutions to known problems.(3) Extrapolation: the paper extends known solutions to new problems.We can find the expression “applied article” with changes and different designations, such astechnical articles, technological reports and technical reports (Motta, 2017). NotwithstandingRevista de GestãoVol. 25 No. 4, 2018pp. 338-339Emerald Publishing Limited2177-8736DOI 10.1108/REGE-10-2018-075© Adriana Marotti de Mello and Marcelo Pedroso. Published in Revista de Gestão. Published byEmerald Publishing Limited. This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY4.0) licence. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article(for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the originalpublication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode338REGE25,4Downloaded by 189.44.84.106 At 17:37 10 October 2018 (PT)the distinct names, these papers aim to study or solve a practical problem. The appropriateadoption of a research method can bring greater scientific rigor to this kind of paper.In summary, applied articles have an approach from practice to theory. Thus, theresearch objective originates from a practical problem, which is studied or solved throughthe application of theoretical elements, preferably with the use of scientific methods.Therefore, the target audience of an applied article is researchers and teachers, as well aspractitioners – and the latter, within the administration area, are mainly managers thatwork in public and private organizations.In this respect, REGE starts publishing also applied articles in its editions. In addition,we launch this “Call for papers” regarding the Special Edition: applied articles, to bepublished in Number 4 of 2019. The invited Editor will be Dr Marcelo Pedroso, Coordinatorof Professional Master in Entrepreneurship from the School of Economics, Business andAccounting at University of São Paulo.We invite authors to submit papers with relevant practical contributions to management.REGE’s special edition will accept applied articles in the following topics:• public administration;• entrepreneurship, innovation and technology;• strategy;• financial and accounting management;• human resources and organizations;• sustainability;• marketing; and• operations.Adriana Marotti de Mello and Marcelo PedrosoReferencesBanks, G.C., Pollack, J.M., Bochantin, J.E., Kirkman, B.L., Whelpley, C.E. and O’Boyle, E.H. (2016),“Management’s science–practice gap: a grand challenge for all stakeholders”, Academy ofManagement Journal, Vol. 59 No. 6, pp. 2205-2231.Gregor, S. and Hevner, A.R. 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Jr (2017), “Resisting and surviving the mainstream scientific model: findings on socialrelevance and social impact in the tropics”, Management Learning, Vol. 48 No. 1, pp. 65-79,doi: 10.1177/1350507616659832.339Call for papersDownloaded by 189.44.84.106 At 17:37 10 October 2018 (PT)

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