Don't Shoot the Messenger: A Wake-Up Call for Academics

Abstract

In this article the author discusses issues raised by the academic paper titled “The Very Separate Worlds of Academic and Practitioner Periodicals in Human Resource Management: Implications for Evidence-Based Management,” by Sara L. Rynes, Tamara L. Giluk and Kenneth G. Brown, and published in this edition of the journal. The author examines points made in the article in light of the use of evidence-based management practice pursued by organizations in Great Britain and in Europe. He suggests ways in which purely theoretical information can be translated into knowledge useful to employee management and training.