The Marine Knowledge Exchange Network: Insights from an Innovative Regional-to-National Scale Academic-Led Knowledge-to-Impact Network and Recommendations for Future Initiatives

Johnson, Martin; Johnson, Lan; Bayliss‐Brown, Georgia; Danino, Vittoria; Day, Sophie A.; Dunnett, I.; Forster, Johanna; Lorenzoni, Irene; Kennedy, Kevin C.; Malin, Gill; Moore, Kathleen Dean; Fuller, Patrice; Walton, Margaret; Tolhurst, T.J.

doi:10.1080/08920753.2020.1781513

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“…In line with the REF, impact measurement is generally presented in the form of knowledge transfers between academic and non-academic stakeholders (Maythorne, 2019). If these transfers are supported with public funds, they should be assessed for efficiency and effectiveness using the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF), which supports the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) (Johnson et al, 2020).…”

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Methodological foundations of assessing research impact in business and management

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2022

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Motivation: Assessment of research impact in the business and management field is more difficult than in the case of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines and, therefore, it is justified to improve the approaches, methods and tools used in this field and social sciences in general. Methodological research concerning such assessment is quite a challenge as it is not easy to identify useful assessment methods, indicators and evaluation criteria for carrying out objective processes for conceptualizing and measuring research impact. Creating conditions for obtaining reliable results of research impact assessment is accompanied by the growing interest of scientists and public institutions sponsoring their study. Aim: The article aims to indicate the current main methodological trends in assessing the impact of research in business and management. Results: The paper presents the results of bibliometric research enabling the identification of leading study centers and main methodological solutions, which may be a source of progress in the field of research on systems and methods of research impact assessment in business and management. This is especially important for the scientific community and public sponsors from countries that are currently starting to implement impact assessment systems. It is worth drawing from the experience, good practices and vast resources of knowledge related to evaluation systems and models of knowledge exchange between academia and non-academic stakeholders.

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“…As a result, numerous interactive approaches to KE have been identified and are now commonly implemented (reviewed in Karcher et al, 2021). Among others, these include co‐production (Chambers et al, 2021; Norström et al, 2020), boundary organizations (Cvitanovic et al, 2018; Guston, 2001), knowledge brokers (Cvitanovic et al, 2017; Michaels, 2009), and networks (Johnson et al, 2020; Kelemen et al, 2021). Such approaches are more inclusive than traditional modes of science communication like linear models of knowledge sharing, following the loading dock approach (Cash et al, 2006) and account for all interactions between knowledge ‘producers’ and ‘users’ throughout knowledge generation, sharing, mobilization, translation, and use (Best & Holmes, 2010; Cvitanovic, Hobday, Van Kerkhoff, & Marshall, 2015).…”

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Enabling successful science‐policy knowledge exchange between marine biodiversity research and management: An Australian case study

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Knowledge exchange (KE) between research and decision‐making is increasingly demanded for tackling environmental challenges, yet there is still much to learn about how to enable that effectively. Here, we analyze a distributor of research funding (i.e., the Australian National Environmental Science Program Marine Biodiversity Hub (‘the hub’)) which actively coordinated KE between researchers and state‐ and Commonwealth Government end‐users. Through 30 in‐depth qualitative interviews with researchers, hub executives and end‐users we identify enablers of KE engagement, compare what researchers and decision‐makers found most important, and highlight what research programs and funding organizations can learn from this case study. Through an evolution of programs, the hub had a strong governance structure, co‐identified priority setting, and funding for emerging priorities. Additional enablers were a legacy of longstanding interpersonal working relationships, regular engagement, knowledge brokering roles, and the nationally trusted role of the hub. Researchers more so than end‐users found trust, the focus on clear end‐user needs as well as the hub's governance and progress‐monitoring key to success. End‐users more often indicated the early engagement, collaborative nature, and flexibility to adjust as important assets to effective interaction. Visions for future KE included better engagement of Traditional Owners, streamlining direct access to expertise, more accessible outputs, and earlier involvement of researchers in policy development. In sum, we find that time (e.g., pre‐story, early engagement) and boundary roles (e.g., knowledge brokering individuals, engaged research funders or coordinators) are key to success underlining that there are substantial components to KE success that can be nurtured and planned for.

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“…Example assessment of 'Marine and Coastal Carbon Sequestration' (MCCS) developed by the Marine Knowledge Exchange Network(Johnson et al, 2020) for the UK Shelf Sea Biogeochemistry Project. Standing carbon stocks and fluxes from the coast to the shelf are pictured together with an indication of their vulnerability.…”

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From Monodisciplinary via Multidisciplinary to an Interdisciplinary Approach Investigating Air-Sea Interactions – a SOLAS Initiative

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Understanding the physical and biogeochemical interactions and feedbacks between the ocean and atmosphere is a vital component of environmental and Earth system research. The ability to predict and respond to future environmental change relies on a detailed understanding of these processes. The Surface Ocean-Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) is an international research platform that focuses on the study of ocean-atmosphere interactions, for which Future Earth is a sponsor. SOLAS instigated a collaborative initiative process to connect efforts in the natural and social sciences related to these processes, as a contribution to the emerging Future Earth Ocean Knowledge-Action Network (Ocean KAN). This is imperative because many of the recent changes in the Earth system are anthropogenic. An understanding of adaptation and counteracting measures requires an alliance of scientists from both domains to bridge the gap between science and policy. To this end, three SOLAS research areas were targeted for a case study to determine a more effective method of interdisciplinary research: valuing carbon

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The Marine Knowledge Exchange Network: Insights from an Innovative Regional-to-National Scale Academic-Led Knowledge-to-Impact Network and Recommendations for Future Initiatives

Cited by 4 publications

References 33 publications

Methodological foundations of assessing research impact in business and management

Methodological foundations of assessing research impact in business and management

Enabling successful science‐policy knowledge exchange between marine biodiversity research and management: An Australian case study

From Monodisciplinary via Multidisciplinary to an Interdisciplinary Approach Investigating Air-Sea Interactions – a SOLAS Initiative

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