PSYCHOLOGY OF THE SCIENTIST .71. ATTITUDES OF PRACTITIONERS IN HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TOWARD INFORMATION FROM ACADEMIC RESEARCH

This study identified three specific attitudes that underlie Human Res ource Management practitioners' negative perceptions of information fo und in academic sources. Data were collected from 201 directors, and t he analyses suggested that specific attitudes related to relevance, cr edibility, and valid bases of knowledge may contribute to their negati ve perceptions. Degree status and experience were significantly relate d to practitioners' attitudes. The three types of attitudes were signi ficantly correlated with practitioners' frequency of use of academic s ources. Three organizational variables (time constraints, budgetary co nstraints, and organization size) were also significantly related to t he frequency of use of academic information sources. The findings and their possible implications are discussed.