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In an Academy of Management Journal editorial, we described two problems that contribute to this challenge. Researchers have found that managers tend to be unaware of research-supported management insights reported in academic journals, and that such insights are typically excluded in practitioner-oriented journals.
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Running to Criticism: The conviction that exceptional contributions requires an ethic of seeking unbiased feedback and a commitment to addressing, both individually and collectively as a farm, our most critical development needs. Washington Business Journal Fastest Growing Companies in DC Region—2013. Finalist, Jefferson Awards—2012.
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