An examination of the Scholar-Practitioner Gap in the field of Leadership.

Description

This article is a muse about the extent to which academic standards or rigour should influence leadership publications, highlighting the practitioner-academic gaps. The most cited sources in practitioner journals and HR trade magazines are those authored by university researchers rather than gurus or consultants (Lawler & Benson, 2022). This suggests that academic outputs are regarded as credible. However, engagement with scholarly research by organisations is decreasing because employee surveys have become a routine practice. Besides, most organisations have in-house survey experts, preferred vendors, or consultants.