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Co ny dismay I found th.%t zany of the articlts on thy subject in research
and development professional journals are rcallv self-deprecating. Ke in
research are reJl 1y rather ;)r~ni~ to take on the problems of the world: rr)
blame ourselves for another’s inability or unwillingness to comprehend. The
chest beating is often, in re.s1itv, a hushed humble breast-thumping which marks
the contrite, and thrre are xnu in research who continually trv to fin‘! the
missing link of translating cr,tining research into traic,ing actio:, alone. Lt
was amazing how spars2 v.Is t!x :n.zterial in support of thee rather parocLia1
position I have presented. .‘as .L latter of fact, I found the strongest proponent
of the view thsc canagcix;:t r1hlx5r:s to take seriously well done research in
tha management field. I uim;C of criticism. Thus, if researchers :zant Co
fcrl badly about their rolz il: :hri missing link bit, thev mtrclv have co turn to
sources suck 3s tilt? . Arcricx3 . !‘.ius.ltion !n of the problem faced and the solutions reouired.
Let me quotr Beman again:
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“If we don’t do this (providing the careful definition and
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the solutions required) , if we continue to allow a situation
to zsist where vn’l’ .Ire constantly wondering how much support
WC are givirig RSD, then we are openly admitting that we as
manapers ha.