Hughes, HPN orcid.org/0000-0001-8454-8206, Davis, MC orcid.org/0000-0003-1577-7544, Robinson, MA orcid.org/0000-0001-5535-8737 et al. (1 more author) (2021) The pursuit of organizational impact: hits, misses, and bouncing back. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 30 (3). pp. 339-354. ISSN 1359-432X
Abstract
Conducting impactful research is a cornerstone of good academic practice. It increases the likelihood that research outcomes are used to generate positive change, e.g., by improving working lives, and delivering improvements in the management, operation, and performance of organizations. This, in turn, makes research relevant, representative, and credible. However, undertaking impactful research is challenging, especially when considered alongside other competing academic pressures and research goals. The purpose of this paper is to consider different approaches to creating impactful research in organizational psychology, and to propose that each approach can help meet different research goals. In particular, we introduce and reflect on the value of building long-term partnerships with organizations to create research impact, and consider lessons that we have learned from doing so. To do this, we conceptualize impact delivery as a socio-technical challenge, and demonstrate this using examples from our collaborations. We conclude with recommendations for those who seek to deliver research impact while grappling with these competing pressures.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. |
Keywords: | Research impact, academic-practitioner divide, goals, socio-technical systems, applied research |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mechanical Engineering (Leeds) > Institute of Engineering Systems and Design (iESD) (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Management Division Organizational Behaviour (LUBS) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EU - European Union 653383 Rolls Royce Plc Not Known |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 28 Jan 2020 12:46 |
Last Modified: | 17 Dec 2021 13:25 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/1359432X.2020.1722219 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:156140 |
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