Guest editorial

Business schools have been struggling for many years to advance both scientific and practical knowledge and narrow the gap between theory and practice. Van De Ven (2013) posits there are three problems causing this theory-practice gap:

To help bring together theory and practice, in 2013 the Accreditation Standards of the Association to Advance Collegiate School of Business (AACSB) recommended changes in business school doctoral programs focusing upon innovation, impact and engagement (AACSB International, 2013). As part of this innovation, business schools around the world have increasingly developed professional doctorate in business (DBA) programs that recruit experienced executives and...