@article{ca907591801e4f04a052ec102592b4bf,
title = "Closing the gap between scholarly knowledge and practice: Guidelines for HRM action research",
abstract = "In this paper we review the current use of action research in the field of Human Resource Management (HRM), and assess its potential contribution to the field. We show that action research is very suitable for theory development and excels in developing scholarly knowledge that informs practitioners and is relevant for specific contexts. Although only a handful of HRM papers label their research as action research (from our review of nine journals between 2000 and 2019), they substantially contribute to HRM by explaining the role of context and the dynamic nature of HRM design, implementation and evaluation and by showing the effectiveness of systemic interventions. We offer guidelines for conducting HRM action research projects, emphasizing the importance of involving relevant stakeholders, rigorously making field notes of the research process and reflexivity on the interests of both researchers and practitioners.",
keywords = "2022 OA procedure, Practice, Stakeholder involvement, Theory development, Action research, Guidelines",
author = "Inge Bleijenbergh and \{van Mierlo\}, Jorrit and Tanya Bondarouk",
note = "Funding Information: This work is part of the research program Innovating Human Resource Management for Employee-Driven Innovation with project number 409-13-204 , which is (partly) financed by The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) . Funding Information: This work is part of the research program Innovating Human Resource Management for Employee-Driven Innovation with project number 409-13-204, which is (partly) financed by The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). Funding Information: Inge Bleijenbergh is associate professor Research Methodology at Radboud University, who specializes in participatory research methodology like action research. She conducted action research projects on gender and diversity in academia in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain and Turkey, funded by two European 7th framework grants (STAGES 2012–2016 and EGERA 2014–2018). She publishes widely in international academic journals like the Journal of Management Studies, Social Politics, Organization Studies and Organization, and was editor of the Oxford Handbook of Diversity in Organizations (2015) (with Regine Bendl, Albert Mills and Elina Henttonen). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020",
year = "2021",
month = jun,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.hrmr.2020.100764",
language = "English",
volume = "31",
journal = "Human resource management review",
issn = "1053-4822",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",
number = "2",
}
