"The relationship between theory and practice, research and action, is fundamental to all fields of applied social science. Should research findings and knowledge be useful for science, practice, and policy? If so, how should such research be designed, carried out and disseminated to achieve the...

Introduction : managing knowledge integration across boundaries / Fredrik Tell, Christian Berggren, Stefano Brusoni, and Andrew Van de Ven -- Part I. Conceptual underpinnings. Managing across knowledge boundaries / Fredrik Tell -- Effective management of collective design processes : knowledge...

A guide for organizational and social research in business studies and the social sciences, providing a clear framework for research design and methodology. It will be an invaluable tool for academics, researchers, and graduate students across the social sciences concerned with rigorous and...