Pathways to impact and the strategic role of universities: new evidence on the breadth and depth of university knowledge exchange in the UK and the factors constraining its development

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 723-750 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Hughes ◽  
M. Kitson
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
The Uk ◽  
New Evidence

University-industry knowledge exchange

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ludmila Striukova ◽  
Thierry Rayna
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Data Saturation ◽  
Vice Chancellors ◽  
The Uk

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a better understanding of what Open Innovation means within university context. Focus is also put on the role universities believe they should play in Open Innovation, as well as the changes that might have arisen as a consequence of universities’ greater awareness of this concept. Design/methodology/approach – The research methodology used is an exploratory study based on in-depth semi-structured interviews of Pro-Vice-Chancellors (or equivalent level) of a variety of British universities. The study was designed around five main research themes: discourse, change, strategy, management, Open Innovation success. Findings – In addition to the traditional teaching, research and knowledge transfer roles of university, this study has uncovered a new role of universities: trusted intermediary (or “Open Innovation Hub”). Another key finding of this study is that it highlights the diversity that prevails in the UK with regard to Open Innovation. Research limitations/implications – The number of the interviews conducted for this study is probably not large enough to allow a solid generalisation. Data saturation, however, was achieved in this study. The insight provided by this study is particularly significant as interviewees were amongst the highest-ranking executives in their respective universities. Hence the views reported in this study are what “drives” Open Innovation policies in the universities that participated in this study. Practical implications – This new role of a trusted intermediary played by universities is very likely to change the existing Open Innovation landscape and re-shape policies. Social implications – The changing role of universities within Open Innovation context may potentially change the respective role of other stakeholders in the Open Innovation ecosystem. Originality/value – This is the first study aimed at investigating how British universities understand Open Innovation and what opportunities and challenges they associate with this process.

Three Decades of Environmental Values: Some Personal Reflections

2022 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Clive L. Spash
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Economics ◽  
Intrinsic Value ◽  
Environmental Values ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Personal Reflections

The journal Environmental Values is thirty years old. In this retrospective, as the retiring Editor-in-Chief, I provide a set of personal reflections on the changing landscape of scholarship in the field. This historical overview traces developments from the journal's origins in debates between philosophers, sociologists, and economists in the UK to the conflicts over policy on climate change, biodiversity/non-humans and sustainability. Along the way various negative influences are mentioned, relating to how the values of Nature are considered in policy, including mainstream environmental economics, naïve environmental pragmatism, the strategic role of corporations, neoliberalism and eco-modernism/techno-optimism. At the same time core value debates around intrinsic value in Nature and instrumentalism remain relevant, along with how plural environmental values can be articulated and acted upon. Naturalness, human relations to non-humans, and Nature as other, remain central considerations. The broadening of issues covered by the journal (e.g. covering social psychology, sociology and political science), reflect the need to address both human behaviour and the structure of social and economic systems to confront ongoing social-ecological crises.

An update on the management of gout

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-12 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Options ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
British Society ◽  
European League Against Rheumatism ◽  
Urate Lowering Treatment ◽  
The Uk ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Urate Crystals

Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis and its incidence in the UK has steadily increased from 1.5% in 1997 to 2.5% in 2012.1,2 It is characterised by deposition of monosodium urate crystals in joints and tissues and usually presents with intermittent painful attacks followed by long periods of remission.3 It has been suggested that the management of gout in the UK remains suboptimal.1 In 2004, we concluded that there was a woeful lack of evidence to guide treatment or prophylaxis for gout, particularly with regard to choice of drug or doses.4 The introduction of new drugs and new evidence on the efficacy and safety of treatment options has led the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) and the British Society of Rheumatology (BSR) to update their guidelines on the management of gout.2,5 Nevertheless, there are differing views on target serum uric acid (SUA) levels and the role of urate lowering treatment (ULT).2,5–7 Here, we review the latest guidance on the management of gout and consider the role of long-term ULT.

scholarly journals Survey on Blockchain Based Accounting and Finance Algorithms Using Bibliometric Approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sezer Bozkus Kahyaoglu ◽  
Tamer Aksoy
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Implementation Strategy ◽  
The Future ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Restructuring Process ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Bibliometric Approach ◽  
Innovation Policies

The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of blockchain especially on accounting and finance functions, the strategic role of CFOs, and to the restructuring process of accounting and finance functions in the future. In this respect, a business model is recommended that finance, accounting, and audit professionals can benefit from. It is aimed to contribute to the literature by providing blockchain adaptation and implementation strategy via providing information about accounting, finance, and auditing algorithm samples for revolutionizing these functions. To the best of our knowledge, this will be a pioneering work that makes a survey by examining blockchain algorithm samples in the field of accounting, auditing, and finance by using Bibliometric Network Analysis. In this analysis, six major clusters are estimated for defining the impacts of blockchain in the literature based on “Co-citation” aspects for the period 2005–2021 considering the SSCI indexed articles. In addition, the ranking of the top three contributing countries is found to be China, USA, and the UK respectively. This indicates the power of these countries to shape the future of accounting, finance, and auditing standards by means of producing blockchain algorithms and determining innovation policies of these professions in the future.

The Changing Availability of Grandparents as Carers and its Implications for Childcare Policy in the UK

2005 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 557-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANNE GRAY
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Time Use Survey ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Demographic Modelling ◽  
Employment Rates ◽  
Childcare Policy ◽  
The Uk ◽  
New Evidence

This article addresses the role of grandparents as providers of childcare for their grandchildren, and the importance of this role in helping the mothers to enter the labour market. Several childcare surveys indicate that grandparents make a very important contribution, which appears to be sustained over time. Demographic modelling shows that the chances of young children having a maternal grandmother under 70 have risen since 1981, although she is now less likely to live nearby.New evidence from the UK Time Use Survey suggests that grandparents' help has an important influence on whether mothers of young children do take employment, especially those with lower earnings potential. This help also enables them to work longer hours and earn more. However, employed older women play a considerably smaller role in childcare for other households than those without jobs. Analysis of childcare trends from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) suggests that help from relatives, of whom the biggest category are known from several other sources to be grandparents, has become an important complement to part-time formal care as pre-school places expanded since the late 1990s. Raising employment rates amongst the over 50s is an established objective of government policy, yet it may conflict with the role of younger grandparents in childcare.

IT-Enabled Strategic Marketing Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 217-234
Author(s):  
Xianzhong Mark Xu ◽  
Yanqing Duan ◽  
Yu Li
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Corporate Strategy ◽  
Strategic Marketing ◽  
Strategic Information ◽  
Marketing Environment ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Marketing Executives

This chapter examines the applications of information systems in supporting marketing operational and strategic functions. It reviews the important role of marketing strategic function and reveals the current practice of database marketing, decision support systems, expert systems and Internet marketing through a number of studies conducted in the UK. It suggests that marketing executives tend to perceive the importance of the strategic role of marketing in shaping corporate strategy, but information technologies have not yet been fully applied to support the strategic function. It is proposed that a hybrid system that is capable of incorporating with executives vision and knowledge needs to be developed in order to systematically scan marketing environment, refine data into meaningful intelligence, and provide marketing executives with personalized strategic information. The problems for implementing the system are discussed.

scholarly journals Transferring, translating and transforming knowledge: the role of brokering in healthcare networks

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon J. Williams ◽  
Zoe Radnor ◽  
James Aitken ◽  
Ann Esain ◽  
Olga Matthias
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Long Term Conditions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Uk

PurposeThis research examines how knowledge and information are managed within two care networks. We develop a conceptual framework drawing on the notion of brokering and the 3T framework, which is used to describe the relative complexity of boundaries (referred to in the framework as syntactic, semantic and pragmatic) as well as capabilities and processes required to exchange information within the network. Previous research on brokering has focused on healthcare managers and professionals, but this research extends to patients and caregivers. Understanding knowledge exchange and brokering practices in healthcare is critical to the delivery of effective services.Design/methodology/approachFor this case research, non-participant observation and experienced-based interviews were undertaken with healthcare professionals, patients and caregivers within two care networks.FindingsThe findings reveal brokering roles occupied by healthcare professionals, patients and caregivers support the transfer, translation and transformation of knowledge and information across functional and organisational boundaries. Enablers and disablers to brokering and the exchange of knowledge and information are also identified.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is limited to two care networks for long-term conditions within the UK. Further research opportunities exist to examine similar care networks that extend across professional and organisational boundaries.Practical implicationsThis research informs healthcare professionals of the brokering capabilities that occur within networks and the enabling and disabling factors to managing knowledge across boundaries.Originality/valueThis paper provides a conceptual framework that categorises how increased levels of knowledge and information exchange and brokering practices are managed within care networks.

Review of Passions Within Reason: The Strategic Role of the Emotions.

1990 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 729-730
Author(s):  
No authorship indicated
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Role
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