Business and Management Impact Assessment in Research Excellence Framework 2014: Analysis and Reflection

Kellard, Neil; Śliwa, Martyna

doi:10.1111/1467-8551.12186

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“…Some spoke with passion about the vulnerable groups with which they worked and their aspirations to make a difference, confirming findings in earlier research which suggest ECRs have a wider interest in reaching out to the general public [11,20]. However, it is unclear how well they are prepared to create and capture impact under the current the REF regime.…”

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The effects of the research excellence framework research impact agenda on early- and mid-career researchers in library and information science

Marcella

Lockerbie

Bloice

et al. 2017

Journal of Information Science

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Early- and mid-career researchers will shape the future of library and information science (LIS) research and it is crucial they be well placed to engage with the research impact agenda. Their understanding of research impact may influence their capacity to be returned to research excellence framework (REF), the UK’s research quality assessment tool, as well as their ability to access research funding. This article reports the findings of a qualitative study exploring how the research impact agenda is influencing early- and mid-career researcher behaviour. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 early- and mid-career researchers. While enthusiastic about creating lasting impact, participants lack effective institutional support to maximise their own research impact. Participants demonstrate uncertainty about what REF impact is. The authors conclude that while there is evidence LIS academics engage with practice to maximise impact, they lack support in building impact and the discipline needs to do more to create opportunities for the academy and the profession to coalesce to identify objects for and deliver impactful research.

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Section: Conclusion and Recommendationssupporting

confidence: 62%

The effects of the research excellence framework research impact agenda on early- and mid-career researchers in library and information science

Marcella

Lockerbie

Bloice

et al. 2017

Journal of Information Science

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“…This is particularly pertinent among early career researchers (ECRs), with evidence showing that while achieving policy impact is an important personal goal for many ECRs (including postgraduate students), they are not always skilled or trained in how to engage with decision-makers, nor understand the complexities of policy processes (e.g., Bernstein et al, 2017;Cvitanovic, Hobday, van Kerkhoff and Marshall, 2015;Marcella et al, 2017). Further, ECRs must not only navigate trade-offs inherent in balancing science-policy work with their research (Sarkki et al, 2014), but to do so in a highly insecure career stage characterised by short-term contracts and extreme mobility (Kellard and Śliwa 2016;Phillips and Heywood-Roos, 2015).…”

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An introduction to achieving policy impact for early career researchers

Evans

Cvitanovic

2018

Palgrave Commun

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Scientists are increasingly required to demonstrate the real world tangible impacts arising from their research. Despite significant advances in scholarship dedicated to understanding and improving the relationships between science, policy and practice, much of the existing literature remains high level, theoretical, and not immediately accessible to early career researchers (ECRs) who work outside of the policy sciences. In this paper, we draw on the literature and our own experiences working in the environmental sciences to provide an accessible resource for ECRs seeking to achieve policy impact in their chosen field. First, we describe key concepts in public policy to provide sufficient background for the non-expert. Next, we articulate a number of practical steps and tools that can help ECRs to identify and enhance the policy relevance of their research, better understand the policy world in practice and identify a range of pathways to achieving impact. Finally, we draw on our personal experiences to highlight some of the key individual characteristics and values that are needed to operate more effectively at the interface of science, policy and practice. Our hope is that the information and tools provided here can help to empower ECRs to create their own pathways to impact that best suit their individual goals, circumstances, interests and strengths.

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“…What are the problems of including it? This relates to a wider problem raised by Kellard and Śliwa (2016: 694) around ‘what kind of business school contexts are most conducive to generating research impact’.…”

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How preferable and possible is management research-led teaching impact?

Mitchell

Harvey

2018

Management Learning

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Despite some research-led teaching relying heavily on an individual's research, we find very few impact cases studies from the United Kingdom's research excellence framework 2014 which use this mechanism for impact. This article questions this absence, identifies problems and challenges of ignoring it and suggests recognising students as research translators to create change. Using research excellence framework 2014 as a case, we define research-led teaching and use Boyer's scholarship of application as our pedagogical base arguing that ignoring this impact pathway is unjustifiable, demotivating and a missed opportunity which underrepresents the impact of management research. The article provokes new thinking on research-led teaching impact for faculty, research managers, universities and international impact assessment organisations.

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Business and Management Impact Assessment in Research Excellence Framework 2014: Analysis and Reflection

Cited by 25 publications

References 54 publications

The effects of the research excellence framework research impact agenda on early- and mid-career researchers in library and information science

The effects of the research excellence framework research impact agenda on early- and mid-career researchers in library and information science

An introduction to achieving policy impact for early career researchers

How preferable and possible is management research-led teaching impact?

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