commerce schools are so concerned with making organisations function better that they’re neglecting the way this undermines academic values There is growing concern about the impact of publicly funded research. Scholars are routinely accused of pursuing their pet projects without considering the social or economic benefits of their work. In response, the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (Ref) included “impact” as a degree of the effect on the economy and society beyond academia.
This means that the degree of research quality is accompanied by a degree of “research relevance” – a trend that looks set to continue with the successor to the Ref in 2020.
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Source: theguardian.com