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The introduction of competitive rankings and research assessment frameworks have necessitated that research organisations continually monitor their research strengths and weaknesses. Such monitoring is essential to be able to strategically respond in a competitive environment. There is little research on the role of research management in research organisations, including universities, but the literature suggests that when implemented well, research management is an essential component of the research process. Despite this, an evidence-based understanding of the strategies available for successful research management is lacking. In order for organisations to structure their research management strategies more efficiently, as well as to inform practitioners of the best way to deliver their service, an understanding of the evidence for successful research management strategies is needed. The aim of this article is to provide a systematic review to investigate the evidence base for successful research management strategies. Keywords: research support, research management, technology transfer, knowledge transfer, commercialisation, research collaboration, Introduction In many countries the introduction of competitive rankings and assessment frameworks have necessitated that universities continually monitor and strategically promote their strengths. This management objective also requires that universities [...]

For decades, the literatures on firm capabilities and organizational economics have been at odds with each other, specifically relative to explaining organizational boundaries and heterogeneity. We briefly trace the history [...]

The question of 'What makes management research interesting?' offers a unique opportunity for academics to engage in an introspective process of examining the craft of the management profession. Such a discussion can have implications for the content, direction, and impact of management theorizing and future research. Since 'interesting' research has been found to be more influential, an understanding of the factors making a research finding interesting is also of practical importance. The present study explores the construct of 'interesting' and expands it beyond the six attributes of interesting research identified by the editorial board of the Academy of Management Journal. Sixteen attributes that converge into five factors are identified and their implications for future research are outlined., The question of 'What makes management research interesting?' offers a unique opportunity for academics to engage in an introspective process of examining the craft of the management profession. The idea [...]

Turkish academic literature on management from 1970 to 1999 is examined with regard to it being at the management research periphery and developing under U.S. influence. Findings show that the literature focused on non-empirical, de-contextualized and practice-oriented studies.

Research fields in the social sciences make significant contributions to theoretical understanding by combining practical goals with the search for fundamental mechanisms. Business and management studies, despite the focus on practical problem solving, produce varying kinds of theoretical knowledge that has practical applications in different fields.

How design-oriented research synthesis is used to address fragmentation and increase the chances of application is discussed. The challenge in organizational management studies is the fragmentation of researchers and types of knowledge products. How design-oriented propositions can be developed by synthesizing previously published research is also given.

The field of management research has reached a successful level and is given due importance with other fields of research. The management field can take on the challenge of properly balancing the multiple tasks of high-quality scholarship, educating future leaders and informing management practice.

The evolution of multilevel research and a Special Research Forum on Building Bridges across Levels that was organized to promote and encourage multilevel research are presented. Some suggestions for people to embark on multilevel investigations and bring about major advances in knowledge and improve management practice are given.

The importance of theory in the field of management, its boons and fetish that may retard ones ability to understand events is described. It is strongly felt that even though theory is important many types of atheoretical or pretheoretical work may help in allowing theory to emerge or develop.

The impact of collaborations of external researchers and designers or facilitators of various interventions is studied. The issue of researcher communication with practitioners especially the role of emotion in communication is examined.

An agenda to be developed of evidence-based management that figures out what we know and the knowledge that forms the foundation for decisions and actions in the public and private sectors is described. A set of modest proposals are laid down to implement our aspirations and thereby turn knowledge into action.

The relationship of management research with the related disciplines namely psychology, sociology and economics with a view to trace the evolution of management research over the last twenty five years is presented. It is noticed that the Academy of Management journal has played a very important role in shaping management research over fifty years of its publication and will continue to do so in the future.

A study analyzing the role of qualitative research in management and managerial decision-making is presented.

A study on management research using qualitative approach is presented. The research is carried out on themed issue.

A study highlighting the need for qualitative research in management that allows the researchers to address issues like complexity, context, and human and social aspects of researcher's behavior, is presented.

While some researchers propose that the combination of family and business creates a need for trade-offs in family and business demands, we argue that the social system of the family [...]

The famous framework that was advanced by Jaworski and Kohli has contributed much to the study of market orientation. But the model has been most commonly applied to developed countries. The results of the application of the framework for the study of market orientation and management practices of the firms of Ghana are presented.

Architecture, management and organization theory are reflected in terms of their mutual implications. The concept of generative building that contributes positively towards an organization's capacities is introduced and its impact on management and processes of organizing are reflected.

The importance of regional subcultures and intracountry cultural variation in international management research are examined. The importance to international management research of taking into accounts both the presence and impact of subcultures is discussed.

The work of Ronald Coarse, the pioneer of transaction cost theory, anticipated many of the questions asked by modern resource-based theories of the firm. Resource-based theory helps elucidate the institutional structure of the firm.

This paper elucidates the linkages between risk taking and diversification and corporate governance, specifically stock ownership by the C.E.O., in the cable television industry. Research results indicate that there is a positive correlation between risk taking and both diversification and C.E.O. stock ownership.

A paper on the role of environmental factors and firm idiosyncrasies on the formation of business alliances in the Chinese high tech industry is presented. The paper focuses on the use of agency business activity in which foreign firms market the products made by Chinese companies.

The linkage between pay dispersion and workplace performance is researched. Research results indicate that workplace performance will be improved when a pay dispersion model is backed-up by a formal incentive policy.

Abstract We applied Giddens' (1979, 1984) structuration theory to investigate the US investment banking industry and found support for the notion that industry network structure impacts the strategic actions of [...]

Most models of business knowledge creation in the product development process focus on private knowledge and then extrapolate their findings to the public realm. This paper proves that public and private knowledge are separate realms, each with a significant impact on research and development.

Environmental lawsuits are researched to elucidate the connections between corporate governance and why certain companies fall afoul of environmental regulations while others do not. Companies with large boards of directors and a higher amount of directors from peer firms are more likely to run afoul of environmental regulations.

Edward Marshall Boehm Inc., a manufacturer of ceramic statues, was researched to elucidate value-creation in the fine arts. Using a system dynamics model of information cascades and demand queue behavior, relationships between information and demand as linked to the distribution of marginal value are detailed.

Economic theories, including strategic management paradigms, and sociology were used to research the competitive strategies of religious organizations. The achievement of sustainable competitive advantages can be elucidated by institutional and resource-based perspectives.

A paper on corporate strategies for utilizing internal and external sources in the commercialization of technology is presented. Effective technology commercialization depends on formal and informal integration mechanisms.

An in-depth study of the functioning of a top management team (TMT) at a British university is presented to elucidate the TMT's translation of strategy into practice. Organizational structure has a major influence on the behavior of the TNT.

The Australian Super League is used as a case study of how professional sports have become a huge business due to television broadcasting, corporate sponsorships and legalized betting. Economic factors within individual professional sports promote monopolistic behavior.

A paper elucidating the routines and connections that promote a balance between adaptability and stability in organizational behavior is presented. Interpersonal connections are important for ascertaining what has to be done in the organization.

A paper exploring the relationship between relationship between workplace humor and power relations and how management exerts control through humor. Research results indicate that workplace humor is managed through the practices of both manufacturing humor and suppressing it, both of which complement one another.

Introduction In Texas, the City of Piano Environmental Health Department has employed a management assessment tool (MAT) to gather feedback from departmental team members. Figures 1, 2, and 3 give [...]

It is important to take account of the complex nature of knowledge production when considering whether business schools are facing a growing relevance gap. It is argued that business schools could benefit from redefining relevance so that they see themselves at the core operating with all the complex elements of knowledge.

Collaborative links between organizations and academics must be based on research-oriented partnerships and on an understanding of the scientific goal of management research. It is vital to clarify the identity of management research and to separate it from other social studies.

Research on role expectations of 104 staff in 9 offices of an international business enterprise shows considerable variation, suggesting the influence of local cultures. Significant differences were also discovered between employees and managers for expectations about employee and managerial roles.

Teleworking, or telecommuting, is one of the most radical departures from traditional employment that continues to gain wide acceptance. The authors offer a relevant framework for conceptualizing teleworking and develop a model with several propositions about adopting different teleworking forms.

Research with various UK businesses shows many successful organizations do not maintain the highest human resource management (HRM) standards, and there is often discrepancy between practice and intention. Measuring the interrelationship between organizational performance and HRM may not be relevant without also accounting for informal organization.

Newly-employed workers have been seen to adjust their attitudes over the first 6 months of employment to reconcile early expectations with experience. They demonstrate awareness of company norms and corporate culture while maintaining the uniqueness of their experiences and natures.

Many British employers claimed, through much of the 1990s, to emphasize employee commitment. Although some changes in controls over performance, skill level, and various employee involvement encouraged greater commitment, these were strongly offset by significant declines in discretion employees were permitted to exercise about their work.

Corporate-driven initiatives increasingly attempt to adopt 'new wave' techniques producing 'lean manufacturing' working practices. Research has shown how workers variously resist these initiatives, appearing to cooperate with change while maintaining distance from them so as to retain a sense of self management.

This article examines how managers should approach long-range strategic planning, without succumbing to the uncertainties of the future. Techniques are described to manage several different types of uncertainties, such as hidden certainties, random uncertainties, and expected outcomes.

This article examines the advantages and disadvantages of discontinuing the profession of organizational development and replacing it with a new profession called change management. Organizational development maintains a humanistic perspective of business change while change management professionals would incorporate more strategic, contingency-based changes that would result in more dramatic improvements.

This article examines the effects of managerial control, self-monitoring, and procedure availability on impression management techniques used by subordinates. Findings indicate that self-monitoring subordinates utilize both positive and disassociative impression management methods when there is high procedural availability and managerial control is broad.

This research examines the link between science and team development and suggests improving the integration of science and practice with teams.

Research presented concerns how managers perceive models of organizational effectiveness, and if these perceptions differ with the understanding of academics. Topics addressed include how values impact organizational theories, and how executives develop the criteria to judge organizational effectiveness.

This article examines the role of intuition on effective executive decision-making in several UK retail organizations. Research uses cognitive mapping to analyze the structure and content of managerial perceptions and decision-making schemas.