On the basis of his review of the literature in HRM, Dipboye (2007) concluded that HRM research is relevant only to academics and that there is a significant underutilization of research findings in organizations. He concluded that in addition to rigor, a success ful scientific discipline must prove itself relevant to the society in which it is embedded. We agree, and in the next two sections, we propose several practical measures to narrow the academic– practitioner divide and to change the training and socialization of INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL psychologists.