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dc.contributor.authorChapman, Geoffrey R
dc.contributor.authorCully, Ashley
dc.contributor.authorKosiol, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorMacht, Stephanie A
dc.contributor.authorChapman, Ross L
dc.contributor.authorFitzgerald, Janna Anneke
dc.contributor.authorGertsen, Frank
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-04T00:14:57Z
dc.date.available2021-03-04T00:14:57Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn1833-3672
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/jmo.2020.16
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/402752
dc.description.abstractThis paper proposes that the United Nation's sustainable development goals (SDGs) and associated targets form an effective framework for determining real-world research impact. Existing bibliometrics that assess the quality of academic work are usually quantitative and self-referential, reducing the focus on real-world issues. The same measurements are often adopted by funding bodies, pressuring researchers to increase compliance, and further reducing integrity and real-world impact. A series of world cafés were conducted, collecting data on how researchers, their institutions, and network organisations can contribute to, and measure research aligned with the SDGs and targets. The results showed that participants were generally positive towards using the SDGs and targets to measure impact and quality of academic research. Suggestions to assist greater adoption of the SDGs and targets as a measure of impact included: aligning governmental and institutional funding; changing key performance indicators; increasing cross-disciplinary work; aligning mission/vision statements; and legitimising SDG-focused projects at conferences.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1030
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1047
dc.relation.ispartofissue6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Management & Organization
dc.relation.ispartofvolume26
dc.subject.fieldofresearchStrategy, management and organisational behaviour
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSpecialist studies in education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman resources and industrial relations
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3507
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3904
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3505
dc.subject.keywordsSocial Sciences
dc.subject.keywordsManagement
dc.subject.keywordssustainable development goals
dc.subject.keywordsreal-world impact
dc.subject.keywordsEconomics
dc.titleThe wicked problem of measuring real-world research impact: Using sustainable development goals (SDGs) and targets in academia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationChapman, GR; Cully, A; Kosiol, J; Macht, SA; Chapman, RL; Fitzgerald, JA; Gertsen, F, The wicked problem of measuring real-world research impact: Using sustainable development goals (SDGs) and targets in academia, Journal of Management & Organization, 2020, 26 (6), pp. 1030-1047
dc.date.updated2021-03-04T00:13:23Z
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gro.griffith.authorFitzgerald, Anneke A.
gro.griffith.authorKosiol, Jennifer


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