L’utilité de la recherche en gestion pour les managers: Une étude empirique de la pertinence

EnglishThis article addresses two questions: is management research relevant from the point of view of managers? What are the criteria that the latter consider important in their assessment of the utility of such research? Through a literature review, followed by a series of collective interviews with managers, the article reveals the point of view of practitioners regarding the benefits of management research as well as the characteristics of relevant research. Our study discusses the adoption of a relevant oriented research strategy and leads to theoretical contributions in the field of relevance literature. francaisCet article traite de deux questions : la recherche en management est-elle pertinente du point de vue des managers ? Et quelles dimensions ces derniers considerent-ils pour en apprecier l’utilite ? A partir d’une revue de litterature et d’une serie d’entretiens collectifs realises aupres de managers, l’article revele les benefices de la recherche en management ainsi que les dimensions qui, selon les praticiens, permettent d’en ameliorer la pertinence. Il en resulte une discussion sur la conduite de recherches pertinentes en gestion et de contributions a la litterature consacree a la pertinence.