Toward a General Utilization Theory
A Systems Theory Reformulation of the Two-Communities Metaphor
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11277693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthias Wingens (University of Bremen, West Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-42 |
| Publication date | 1990-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Knowledge (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0164-0259 • E-ISSN: 2673-9585 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/107554709001200103 |
| OpenAlex | W2070844318 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 33 |
| References cited | 15 |
This article attempts to provide a proper basis for a general utilization theory. Despite a bulk of research in the field, the state of the art in utilization theory is poorly developed, being dominated by the two-communities approach. This approach, however, is more a metaphor than a true theory and hence, the article argues, all attempts to theorize in the two-communities perspective are bound to fail because of its basically culturalistic conception. The thesis proposed is that this culturalistic conception must be replaced by a system theory approach. The theoretical outline of this systems theory conception may well shed new light on several continuing problems in the field of utilization research
Algorithm · Economics · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · General theory · Management science · Metaphor · Perspective (graphical · Positive economics · Sociology · State (computer science · Systems theory · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Mathematics · Philosophy · Artificial Intelligence
Hybrid Management Configurations in Joint Research
Utilization of social science research knowledge in Canada
Lost in knowledge translation
Examining the Role of Health Services Research in Public Policymaking
The Case for Participatory Evaluation
Policy capacity and evidence-based policy in the public service
Translating research for policy
Doing Knowledge Transfer
The ‘policy-preferences model’
Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Processes for Environmental Health Issues in Canadian Aboriginal Communities
Knowledge exchange in the Pacific
Do Policy Makers Use Academic Research? Reexamining the “Two Communities” Theory of Research Utilization
Beyond the two communities
Primary and Secondary Barriers to the Evaluation of Change
Roles for Evaluation in Learning Organizations
From Knowing to Doing
Organizational Factors that Influence University-Based Researchers’ Engagement in Knowledge Transfer Activities
Social Epistemology
Evaluation culture
Making Research Count
Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales
Reports of practitioners’ use of public affairs faculty published research
Knowledge mobilisation in healthcare
What steps can researchers take to increase research uptake by policymakers? A case study in China
Professional communication in an applied tourism research community
Enhancing Knowledge Utilization as a Strategy for School Improvement
The use of Tourism knowledge
Bridging the research/policy gap
Connecting Research to Action
Bridging the science-policy gap in sustainable tourism
Achieving Buy-In
Rationality and Use of Information in Policy Decisions
Risk for cardiovascular disease after pre-eclampsia
Social science research and decision-making
Knowledge and Policy
Realizing Social Science Knowledge
Ökologische Kommunikation
Accounts and Action
Love as Passion
The Differentiation of Society
Knowledge in Use
The Two-Communities Metaphor and Models of Knowledge Use
An Introduction to Applied Sociology
The Many Meanings of Research Utilization
The Technological Society
Post-Industrial Society
The Two-Communities Theory and Knowledge Utilization
| Unique citing works | 33 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,97 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2025 (34) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 32 |