The Role of Translation in Cross-Sector Collaboration Between Academics and Companies

Eva Boxenbaum; Wendy K. Smith; Mary Ann Glynn; Rikke Rønholt Albertsen; Malia Nolan De Carvalho; Mikkel Holm  Sørensen

doi:10.5465/AMPROC.2025.10912symposium

The Role of Translation in Cross-Sector Collaboration Between Academics and Companies

Eva Boxenbaum
, Wendy K. Smith
, Mary Ann Glynn
, Rikke Rønholt Albertsen
, Malia Nolan De Carvalho
, Mikkel Holm Sørensen

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Abstract

As cross-sector collaboration gains traction, management scholars intensify their translation of academic knowledge into practice. So do managers and consultants. Although we know quite a bit about processes and outcomes of ideational translation, we have yet to examine the role of individuals in translating academic ideas into practice. Does it matter if the translator is a consultant, a manager, or a scholar? Are translators more effective if they themselves have produced, adopted, or used the academic knowledge they are translating? This symposium will from multiple vantage points explore the challenges, strategies, and successes that individuals experience when they adapt academic knowledge to a practice context. The aim is not only to identify best practices and pitfalls in the act of translation, but also to theorize a key component of cross-sector collaboration between academics and companies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
Editors	Sonia Taneja
Number of pages	1
Place of Publication	Valhalla, NY
Publisher	Academy of Management
Publication date	Jun 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2025.10912symposium
Publication status	Published - Jun 2025
Event	The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2025 - Bella Center, København, Denmark Duration: 25 Jul 2025 → 29 Jul 2025 Conference number: 85 https://aom.org/events/annual-meeting/2025-copenhagen-denmark

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Conference	The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2025
Number	85
Location	Bella Center
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	København
Period	25/07/2025 → 29/07/2025
Internet address	https://aom.org/events/annual-meeting/2025-copenhagen-denmark

Series	Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings
ISSN	0065-0668

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Boxenbaum, E, Smith, WK, Glynn, MA, Albertsen, RR, De Carvalho, MN & Sørensen, MH 2025, The Role of Translation in Cross-Sector Collaboration Between Academics and Companies. in S Taneja (ed.), Proceedings of the Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Academy of Management, Valhalla, NY, Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2025, København, Denmark, 25/07/2025. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2025.10912symposium

The Role of Translation in Cross-Sector Collaboration Between Academics and Companies. / Boxenbaum, Eva; Smith, Wendy K.; Glynn, Mary Ann et al.
Proceedings of the Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. ed. / Sonia Taneja. Valhalla, NY: Academy of Management, 2025. (Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings).

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Boxenbaum E, Smith WK, Glynn MA, Albertsen RR, De Carvalho MN, Sørensen MH. The Role of Translation in Cross-Sector Collaboration Between Academics and Companies. In Taneja S, editor, Proceedings of the Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Valhalla, NY: Academy of Management. 2025. (Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings). doi: 10.5465/AMPROC.2025.10912symposium