Can “publishing game” pressures affect the research topic choice? A survey of European accounting researchers
by Paola-Ramassa, Francesco-Avallone & Alberto-Quagli
January 14, 2023
Journal of Management and Governance
Financial Times
I look fondly back on the experiences of the Philosophical Foundations of Responsible Research course, interacting with the material as well as fellow participants truly broadened my horizons in terms of what research can do and perhaps, more importantly, what research is supposed to do. The structure of the course lends itself well to giving you a chance to share your understanding of the material as well as hear and discuss the understanding of others. It truly is worth the effort you put into it, which may appear initially to be intensive, but you reap a handsome reward with the diversity of opinion and richness of the debate.
My time during the Philosophical Foundations of Responsible Research course has proven to be one of my best moments during my PhD. I found it suited to those who merely wanted to discuss the philosophies of why we do research but equally if not more so to those who wanted to better themselves as researchers going forward. I can only heartily recommend the course for doctoral students who are seeking to define their path in research.
Robert, Netherlands, 2022 cohort
The course is an experience that opens the minds of any doctoral student! It’s a journey to seek the truth in research, with a value-neutral approach, rather than a value-free ideal.
There are 8,000 management articles published every year. And the way we define which are successful or not is according to the number of citations that they have. This can be a trap and being provocative may be more impactful than being right. Is at this point that responsible research principles are key to leading good research. The course introduces us to responsible research principles, the philosophical research foundations, and even the SDGs to conduct responsible research to create a better world. Journals are likely to publish research that is both rigorous and meaningful.
I strongly recommend that every doctoral student should take this course! Dr. Tsui, Dr. Lange, and their collaborators will lead you through a once-in-a-lifetime experience!
Jose, United States, 2022 cohort
Do you have the feeling that you can “see” the paradigms behind arguments put forward and the values from which they are constructed, however, the more powerful and articulate the debater, the more skilfully resistant to revelation these paradigms and values become?
If you take one course on your PhD journey, RRBM is most worthy of your precious time.
Lift the veil on system change. As a seasoned professional with executive and life experience of system change, and now a doctoral candidate, I cannot applaud RRBM enough for sowing the seeds of system change in academic research. RRBM course leaders skilfully guide participants through extremely dense, yet critical material, to lift the academic veil on the transformation processes of our time.
Crystalize your stance. In response to current societal calls for systems change, the course elevates the business and management research perspective towards a “systems view” of research impact. It helps you uncover your stance – the ontology, epistemology, axiology – that shapes your research impact by design. Though hard work, the course is immensely rewarding, paving the way for crystalizing your research impact.
Grow your tribe. RRBM attracts a great bunch of academic peers with whom to “thresh” these critical issues in a warm and welcoming environment that quickly builds academic relationships and friendships.
Prepare for defence. RRBM helps to make clear and transparent arguments for the appropriate role of values in research design. I have no doubt that RRBM is the ultimate preparation for early planning of responsible research and its later successful defence.
Research with impact. What makes the RRBM course unique, is the explicit focus on system change and what constitutes responsible research. The RRBM course is an absolute must for any Doctoral Researcher intending to contribute to the most critical challenges of our time.
Josephine, UK/Ireland, 2022 cohort
“What difference does it make? The art of quantifying research impact”
by Andrew Jack
January 16, 2023
Financial Times
“From research for publication to research for impact”
by Kamran Razmdoost
January 16, 2023
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Global Focus
“Cocreating Forward: How Researchers and Managers Can Address Problems Together”
Garima Sharma, Angela Greco, Sylvia Grewatsch and Pratima (Tima) Bansal
21 Sep 2022
Read here
Academy of Management Learning & Education
“Leading a Business School”
by Julie Davies, Howard Thomas, Eric Cornuel, Rolf D. Cremer
2023
Available as open access
Read here
Routledge
“Measuring Societal Impact in Business & Management Research: From Challenges to Change” (White Paper)
by Usha C. V. Haley & Andrew Jack
with contributions from Ben McLeish and Mike Taylor, Sir Cary L. Cooper, Renate E. Meyer & Maura L. Scott.
2023
SAGE business