Impact analysis : how research can enter application and make a difference / edited by Laurie Larwood, Urs E. Gattiker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Larwood, Laurie.

Gattiker, Urs E.

Series:

Applied social research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Research.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

ix, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum, 1999.

Summary:

This volume presents "keynote" essays by a variety of professionals with particular views on making academic research a part of real-world practice, accompanied by commentary by an array of respected researchers. For applied social scientists everywhere.

Contents:

1. Introduction: Making an Impact / Laurie Larwood, Urs E. Gattiker 1

Part I Views From the Front Line: Understanding the Issues ... Keynote Articles 15

2. Bridging Research to Corporate Application / Elmer H. Burack 17

3. Publishing as Knowledge Transfer / Lynn D. W. Luckow, Andre L. Delbecq 47

4. From Theory Into Practice: Reflections of a Senior Academic / Andre L. Delbecq 55

5. What Executives Really Want and Use / Eric Vanetti 73

Part II Is Knowledge Transfer and Application a Problem? Differing Considerations 95

6. Creating Value From Scientific Endeavor: Can and Should We Translate Research Results for the Practitioner? / P. Christopher Earley 97

7. Commentary: Bridging Research to Corporate Application / Carol T. Kulik 105

8. Thinking Outside the Box: A Commentary on Lynn Luckow's Chapter / Ellen Andrea Fagenson-Eland 115

9. Knowledge Transfer: For What Purpose? / Janet P. Near 123

10. Management Research and Management Practice: Learning From Our Colleagues in Economics / Howard Garland 129

11. An Eight-Step Approach to Enhance the Application of Organizational Research / Thomas A. Wright 137

Part III How You Can Make an Impact: Getting Down to Business 145

12. Burack's Research to Application Connection Viewed Through a Wider Lens / Craig C. Lundberg 147

13. Personal Commitment in the Transference of Theory Into Practice / Alan M. Glassman 155

14. Practice-to Theory-to Practice: Bridging Academic/Research Career Gaps, Recommendations to New Entrants / Joseph W. Weiss 163

15. Commentary on Vanetti's "What Executives Really Want and Use" / Karen S. Byrd 173

Part IV Modeling the Impact: What are the Guiding Principles? 181

16. Of Vegetables, Carrot Cake, and Castor Oil: What Must We Transfer and Why / Richard N. Osborn 185

17. Broadening the Exploration: Comments on Vanetti's Exploring the Acceptance of New Ideas by Managers / Walter Nord 199

18. On the Future of Applied Research: Speculations and Commentary / Carole L. Popoff, Dean H. Judson 207

19. Commentary on Delbecq's "Theory Into Practice" / Robert A. Blumenthal 219

20. Bridging the Gap Between the Academic and Business Worlds: Response to Andre L. Delbecq / Marsha Palitz-Elliott, Frederick A. Eigenbrod 227

21. If There Is No Change, Are We Still Change Agents? / J. Duane Hoover 233

22. Publishing as Knowledge Transfer: A Commentary and a Reflection / Abraham B. (Rami) Shani, Torbjom Stjernberg 241

Part V Making the Impact: Conclusions for Theory and Practice 253

23. Impact Analysis: Creating a Usable Science / Laurie Larwood, Urs E. Gattiker 255

24. Impact Analysis: Issues of Concern and Caution / Laurie Larwood, Urs E. Gattiker 273.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0805821031

080582104X

OCLC:

41285085