The Relevant PhD

There has been a decided shift towards desiring greater “relevance” in management education by serving the needs of management practice. The importance of a careful defi nition of “relevance” and the retention of a critical perspective needs to be asserted. In this respect, what Hugo Letiche and Geoff Lightfoot have done together, and written up in this book, is an outstanding example of a commitment to restore “relevance” via critical engagement to management pedagogy and practice. Their success is a clear demonstration of the practical relevance of imagination, commitment and scholarship. Prof Heather Hopfl (University of Essex) Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction....Pages 1-20 As if Writing Can Make a Difference....Pages 21-46 Relevance....Pages 47-74 The Role of the University....Pages 75-101 Research Ethics and Methods....Pages 103-150 The Affect of Being-Here....Pages 151-174 The Content is the Process; The Process is the Content....Pages 175-203 Critical Communitarianism....Pages 205-228 Take-Aways....Pages 229-231 Back Matter....Pages 233-243