%0 Journal Article %T Theorization and industry %A Alkis Thrassou %A S.M. Riad Shams %J Industry and Higher Education %@ 2043-6858 %D 2019 %R 10.1177/0950422218797919 %X Sustainably bridging the industry¨Cacademia research gap is an ongoing concern within the wider effort to successfully unlock the full potential of both sectors. In this context, the authors present a research perspective on and an explicit articulation of the manner in which academic research could focus on theorization. They discuss how this focus could be instrumental in developing industry-based academic research projects. ¡®Theorization¡¯, in this context, refers to the contribution to existing theories and/or the development of a new theory, aiming to nurture the theorization process, in a way that could substantially contribute to industry¡¯s needs and help to bridge the industry¨Cacademia research gap %K industry¨Cacademia collaboration %K research project %K research gap %K theorization %K VRIN %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0950422218797919