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The author offers opinions on the articles published in this issue and on the future of the discipline of management science and its role in business education. A common theme of whether management science has limited its influence with actual business by a quest for academic legitimacy and recognition is seen. The body of research accumulated by management scientists is said to be applicable to solving the problems of the discipline itself. The author looks forward to a future when management science is equally at home in the business and academic worlds, with benefits for each.
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