Is TIMS Talking to Itself?

The thesis of this article is that a gap currently exists between “managers” on the one hand and many “scientists” doing research in and on business under the banner of Management Science. It is because of this gap that I believe TIMS is talking to itself. As long as this “TIMS gap” endures, it will be difficult for this organization to attain its stated objectives. This TIMS gap is understandable but quite unnecessary. It is less the result of inexorable forces than the unintended by-product of an overly narrow view of management science. This TIMS gap should be an embarrassment to an organization bearing the name of “The Institute of Management Sciences.” With such a view, a stranger might expect to find managers active in our sessions and in our councils. The facts are different. Managers are staying away in droves. They are literally repelled by what they find classified under the label “management science.” Their continual absence deprives our organization of contributions some of the founders of TIMS valued as most important.

• 저널Management Science · 12(4) · B–146
• 토픽Management and Organizational Studies · Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
• DOI10.1287/mnsc.12.4.b146
• 저자Donald F. Heany