Bridging The Gap Between Theory And Practice In Organizations €“ An Intelligent Way To Promote The National Interest

The article proposes a a direct and explicit connection between the use of theoretical knowledge in organizations and the pursuit of national interest. A comprehensive interpretation of the national interest is advanced, one that has at its core the functionality and becoming of the nation. By centering investigations on knowledge at different levels of integration within a nation, the organizational level’s information processing capacity emerges as an important target. However, the gap between theory and practice constitutes a major obstacle in front of such a line of thought. A solution is proposed consisting in intensifying interaction between theory and practice from both bottom-up and top-down levels of organizational hierachy.