TY - JOUR
T1 - Interactive research framework in logistics and supply chain management
T2 - Bridging the academic research and practitioner gap
AU - Sandberg, Erik
AU - Oghazi, Pejvak
AU - Chirumalla, Koteshwar
AU - Patel, Pankaj C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s)
PY - 2022/2/14
Y1 - 2022/2/14
N2 - Logistics and supply chain management (SCM) practice has grown in scope and complexity in recent years. A challenge for research in logistics and SCM is to create value for both academics and practitioners. The purpose of this paper is to introduce interactive research (IR) into the domain of logistics and SCM research and to describe the lessons learned from the implementation of this research approach. Compared to traditional empirical research methods, IR takes place in a context where inferences are co-produced in collaboration with practitioners. Taking an academic–practitioner lens, we draw on the IR framework to develop a deeper understanding of academic and practitioner exchanges in the increasingly complex and multidimensional domain of logistics and supply chain research. In addition to introducing the IR approach, based on four collaborative research projects, we outline and provide potential solutions to challenges arising from IR. Introducing IR to logistics and SCM research could enrich the understanding of collaborative research approaches and could act as a catalyst to its wider adoption in future research.
AB - Logistics and supply chain management (SCM) practice has grown in scope and complexity in recent years. A challenge for research in logistics and SCM is to create value for both academics and practitioners. The purpose of this paper is to introduce interactive research (IR) into the domain of logistics and SCM research and to describe the lessons learned from the implementation of this research approach. Compared to traditional empirical research methods, IR takes place in a context where inferences are co-produced in collaboration with practitioners. Taking an academic–practitioner lens, we draw on the IR framework to develop a deeper understanding of academic and practitioner exchanges in the increasingly complex and multidimensional domain of logistics and supply chain research. In addition to introducing the IR approach, based on four collaborative research projects, we outline and provide potential solutions to challenges arising from IR. Introducing IR to logistics and SCM research could enrich the understanding of collaborative research approaches and could act as a catalyst to its wider adoption in future research.
KW - 512 Business and Management
KW - interactive research
KW - action research
KW - collaborative research
KW - methodology
KW - logistics
KW - supply chain management
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UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/268e7ac1-18ac-36bd-9a76-07df6218f864/
U2 - 10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121563
DO - 10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121563
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85124464114
SN - 0040-1625
VL - 178
JO - Technological Forecasting and Social Change
JF - Technological Forecasting and Social Change
M1 - 121563
ER -