Purpose

This study aims to let researchers sort out the past, look to the future and boost further management research.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper takes the exploration of the application of AR in the field of management research as the starting point. Through the combing and induction of AR literature to accurately grasp the essential characteristics of AR, this paper analyzes the application prospects and possible difficulties of AR in the field of management research in China, puts forward specific suggestions and explores the specific path of the transformation of management academic research to practice from the perspective of research methods.

Findings

In research methods, empirical research and case studies have become the mainstream research methods, but there is a passive research limitation of “study what happens.” Action research is different from the standpoint of empirical research that is independent of the research object. It no longer simply treats managers as the “object of information acquisition,” but as the subject of participating in the research. Management should be oriented towards the transformation of practice, and action research (AR) that can organically integrate researchers and practitioners is just a “bridge” to break the gap between academia and business circles to establish a cooperative relationship.

Originality/value

This paper takes the exploration of the application of AR in the field of management research as the starting point. Through the combing and induction of AR literature to accurately grasp the essential characteristics of AR, this paper analyzes the application prospects and possible difficulties of AR in the field of management research in China, puts forward specific suggestions and explores the specific path of the transformation of management academic research to practice from the perspective of research methods.

中文翻译：

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行动研究：管理学术研究向实践转化的替代路径

目的

本研究旨在让研究人员梳理过去，展望未来，推动进一步的管理研究。

设计/方法/方法

本文以探索AR在管理研究领域的应用为出发点。通过对AR文献的梳理和归纳，准确把握AR的本质特征，分析AR在我国管理研究领域的应用前景和可能存在的困难，提出具体建议，探讨转型的具体路径。管理学术研究要从研究方法的角度来实践。

发现

在研究方法上，实证研究和案例研究已成为主流研究方法，但存在“研究发生了什么”的被动研究局限。行动研究不同于独立于研究对象的实证研究。它不再简单地将管理者视为“获取信息的对象”，而是将其视为参与研究的主体。管理要以实践的转化为导向，能够将研究人员和从业人员有机结合的行动研究（Action Research，AR）只是打破学术界和企业界建立合作关系的“桥梁”。

原创性/价值

本文以探索AR在管理研究领域的应用为出发点。通过对AR文献的梳理和归纳，准确把握AR的本质特征，分析AR在我国管理研究领域的应用前景和可能存在的困难，提出具体建议，探讨转型的具体路径。管理学术研究要从研究方法的角度来实践。