This paper summarises the research reported in this special edition using the five categories postulated to characterise mode 2 research. From the papers analysed it identifies five challenges facing mode 2 management research in action. Finally, the paper uses speculative work by van Aken [van...

Despite significant successes and numerous exemplars of academic-practitioner collaboration, in recent times management research has been argued to have succumbed to a serious problem of relevance. Addressing this has become an important issue for both the academic and practitioner communities,...