The Very Separate Worlds of Academic and Practitioner Publications in Human Resource Management: Reasons for the Divide and Concrete Solutions for Bridging the Gap

Abstract

In this article the author examines the difference between the academic study of personnel resource management and the practical performance of the same discipline in a real-life setting. She frames her discussion in terms of academic publications dealing with the the subject in contrast with less analytical, reality-based trade publications. Issues are examined regarding evidence-based management solutions to human resource problems in the light of overall business practice. The author discusses the role played in human resource education by a number of organizations including the Society for Human Resource Management.