Type & year
Business Papers · 2025
Business Papers · 2025 · Methods & Practice
OM Forum—Working with practitioners in Operations Management
Haijian Si, Meng Li, Christoph H. Loch
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 27(5), 1332–1342
Lead article
Summary
Drawing on operations-management collaborations, this article presents a five-phase framework for practitioner research: relationship building, stakeholder management, study design, implementation, and post-study management. It emphasizes trust, ethical sensitivity, academic rigor, and practical value.
Record
Research theme
Methods & Practice
Publication
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 27(5), 1332–1342
Suggested citation
Haijian Si, Meng Li, Christoph H. Loch (2025). OM Forum—Working with practitioners in Operations Management. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 27(5), 1332–1342.