Achieving wider impact in business and management
Analysing the case studies from REF 2014
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4096616 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tim Hughes (0000-0002-0923-9937, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK, corresponding author), Don J Webber (0000-0002-1488-3436, University of the West of England), Don Webber (Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK), Nicholas O’regan (0000-0003-3014-0373, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 628-642 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2017.1393059 |
| OpenAlex | W2766876232 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 51 |
Universities, across the globe, are increasingly judged on social and economic impact. An important initiative in the UK is the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014, which assessed the wider impact of university research. The Impact Case Studies, produced for REF 2014, provide a rich new source of information to explore the wider impact of Business and Management (B&M) research. Each B&M case study, from a structured sample of 194, was read and analysed for this paper. The detailed findings show significant differences between sub-disciplines in demonstrating impact and illustrate why some research reaches a wider audience. The findings show a relatively low level of Mode 2 knowledge production, but a wide range of levels and types of engagement with research users across disciplines. The implications of the findings are discussed in relation to building a more nuanced theory on modes of knowledge production and in relation to policy and academic practice
Business · Discipline · Economic impact analysis · Excellence · Globe · Higher education · Knowledge management · Knowledge production · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Engineering · Higher Education and Employability · Higher Education Governance and Development · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |