Existing discourse on the research-practice gap underplays the role of practitioners and assumes that the existence of the gap is due primarily to deficiencies in theory. This conceptual paper problematizes this assumption and explores in practice why practitioners have not been able to harness and apply insights from organisation theory (OT) and information systems (IS) research . Drawing on the concept of knowledge boundaries, several key arguments are made. Firstly, a pragmatic knowledge boundary divides academics and practitioners. Secondly, the novelty of OT and IS research at this knowledge boundary hinders practitioners' ability to constructively assess it, which results in contradictions and discourages its application in practice. Finally, when academics and practitioners collaborate to promote deeper engagement, and when effective boundary-spanning objects are used, there are signs that the research-practice gap can be overcome. These arguments are illustrated through a case-study of employees in a medium-sized IT consulting company.

关于研究与实践差距的现有论述低估了从业者的作用，并假设差距的存在主要是由于理论缺陷。这篇概念性论文质疑了这一假设，并在实践中探讨了为什么从业者无法利用和应用组织理论 (OT) 和信息系统 (IS) 研究中的见解。借鉴知识边界的概念，提出了几个关键论点。首先，一个实用的知识边界划分了学者和实践者。其次，OT和IS研究在这个知识边界上的新颖性阻碍了从业者对其进行建设性评估的能力，从而导致矛盾并阻碍其在实践中的应用。最后，当学者和从业者合作促进更深入的参与时，当使用有效的跨界对象时，有迹象表明研究与实践的差距是可以克服的。通过对一家中型 IT 咨询公司员工的案例研究来说明这些论点。