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Purpose - The purpose of this study is to examine scholarly impact which is critical to universities in their aspiration to create, disseminate and apply knowledge. However, scholarly impact is an elusive concept. First, the autho...
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Purpose - The purpose of this study is to examine scholarly impact which is critical to universities in their aspiration to create, disseminate and apply knowledge. However, scholarly impact is an elusive concept. First, the authors present a conceptual model to clarify different dimensions of scholarly impact (i.e. theory and research, education, organizations and society) and four key stakeholders (i.e. other researchers, students, practitioners and policy makers). Second, the authors provide actionable recommendations for university administrators, researchers and educators on how to enhance impact. The scholarly impact model is flexible, expandable, scalable and adaptable to universities in different regions of the world and with different strategic priorities.Design/methodology/approach - The authors conducted a general review of the literature and offered a multidimensional and multistakeholder model of scholarly impact to guide future actions aimed at enhancing scholarly impact.Findings - The authors describe the multidimensional and multistakeholder nature of the critical and yet elusive concept of scholarly impact. The authors delineate multiple dimensions of impact, different stakeholders involved and recommendations for enhancing scholarly impact in the future.Practical implications - The authors offer practical and actionable recommendations on how to enhance scholarly impact. For university administrators, the authors recommend aligning scholarly impact goals with actions and resource-allocation decisions; ensuring that performance management and reward systems are consistent with impact goals; being strategic in selecting a journal list; developing a strong doctoral program; and promoting practical knowledge and applications. For researchers and educators, the authors recommend developing a personal scholarly impact plan; becoming an academic decathlete; finding ways to affect multiple impact dimensions simultaneously; and leveraging social media to broaden impact on external stakeholders. Implementing these recommendations will benefit other researchers, students, practitioners (e.g. managers, consultants) and policy makers.Originality/value - The authors provide an innovative way of conceptualizing scholarly impact. In turn, the conceptual analysis results in actionable recommendations for university administrators, researchers and educators to enhance impact.
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The potential of the Fisheries of Sierra Leone to make significant contributions to societal wellbeing has been firmly acknowledged. Nevertheless, the sector has failed to play its optimum possible role in the country's economic d...
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The potential of the Fisheries of Sierra Leone to make significant contributions to societal wellbeing has been firmly acknowledged. Nevertheless, the sector has failed to play its optimum possible role in the country's economic development. Having examined the opportunities the sector have to offer and the challenges holding it back from achieving developmental goals, the Government of Sierra Leone recently commissioned targeted projects to seize sectoral opportunities and address challenges. Chiefamong these projects are the West African Regional Fisheries Programme in Sierra Leone (WARFP-SL) and West African Pilot Project in Sierra Leone (WAPP-SL).WARFP-SL focused on Resource Governance, Reduction of Illegal Fishing and Official Quality Control& Value Addition. WAPP-SL on the other hand, realises that a precondition for successful fisheries development is the establishment and operationalisation of appropriate fisheries policy/legal frameworks, and the design/implementation of fisheries management plans.The aforesaid resource stewardship interventions require policy and governance reforms which could generate losers and or winners. Understanding the impact on those that fail to benefit from such reforms particularly from the lens of those charged with implementation in the field; is decisive for compliance during and after the transition to reformed fisheries management systems. For example, change management is crucial for achieving resource-wealth benefits without sacrificing other benefits.This paper gauges the likely impacts of instituted reforms on practitioners (focusing on CMA executives in the clustered fisheries communities) in theYawri Bay Marine Protected Areas - one of the most productive, yet vulnerable fisheries ecosystems along the coast of Sierra Leone.Analysis evaluated the philosophy underpinning the reforms sought by the projects which formed the basis for identifying strategies as to how wealth realised from fisheries as a result of reforms can be redistributed to facilitate livelihood adjustment for would-be losers. Juxtaposing reform activities/ counter activities with the possible environmental / socio-economic impacts and the emanating winners/ losers; enabled the discernment and isolation of the mitigating actions recommended. Participatory impact appraisal indicated a desirable environmental impact score of 72% and no adverse environmental impact was recorded. However, whilst a desirable socio-economic impacts score of 66% for possible winners was observed; an even higher adverse socio-economic impact score of 68% was recorded for would-be losers. This is indicative of hard trade-offs between environmental gains and the accompanying difficult socioeconomic effects on the wellbeing of vulnerable stakeholders.
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Scoping plays a critical role in shaping the nature and extent of the environmental information subsequently contained in an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), yet it has been identified as an area of weakness in practice (Sadl...
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Scoping plays a critical role in shaping the nature and extent of the environmental information subsequently contained in an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), yet it has been identified as an area of weakness in practice (Sadler, B., 1996) and remains a poorly understood and under-researched component of EIA. This paper provides a detailed empirical investigation and assessment of recent scoping activity in England and Wales, in the context of evolving European Union (EU) regulations. Conceptual and contextual issues associated with scoping are outlined prior to the presentation of key findings, including: approaches to scoping; the assessment of significance; characteristics and influence of consultation; and perceived constraints to scoping. The paper concludes with an overview of findings, possible explanatory factors, and recommendations for future practice.
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This research proposes for the introduction of a recycling system in the Gambia to enhance sustainable municipal solid waste management. Poor infrastructures, coupled with inadequate resources and lack of funding, work against the...
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This research proposes for the introduction of a recycling system in the Gambia to enhance sustainable municipal solid waste management. Poor infrastructures, coupled with inadequate resources and lack of funding, work against the optimization of a MSW disposal service. In the authors' view, authorities in charge of waste management need to change not only behaviors, but modernize their processes. Recycling technology is a key part of the solution. A model has been developed which suggest the involvement of stakeholders to achieve meaningful sustainable MSWM. This can be achieved by recognizing the role of the informal sector through community-based organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and the private sector. The open dump approach is leading to severe environmental consequences as the groundwater and soil within the dump is been contaminated. In this study, an integrated municipal solid waste management approach was developed with a model to help achieve sustainable municipal solid waste management. Resource recovery, not waste disposal, must be the ultimate goal with clearly defined end user markets so that the recovery loop is complete. Mandatory sorting of waste at household level would help greatly in making recycling activity successful.
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As electric vehicles share strong linkage with multiple sustainable development goals, India is aiming to achieve 30% electric vehicle (EV) share by year 2030 under the EV30@30 Campaign. The projected transition to EVs would: a) r...
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As electric vehicles share strong linkage with multiple sustainable development goals, India is aiming to achieve 30% electric vehicle (EV) share by year 2030 under the EV30@30 Campaign. The projected transition to EVs would: a) reduce consumption of petroleum fuels currently used for road transportation; b) shift the consumer demand from internal combustion engine based automobiles to EVs; and c) require additional electricity and network of charging infrastructure for energizing EVs. These changes are going to affect multiple stakeholders in different ways. This paper is a modest attempt to capture the projected transition to EVs in India and its impact on the stakeholders. Impact assessment of stakeholders under various scenarios highlight that the transition is going to be challenging for central and state governments, petroleum sector and automobile industry whereas for electricity sector, it is expected to open new investment and business opportunities. For smooth transition to EVs, this study proposes synergy between stakeholders, revamping of automobile industry and introduction of green/pollution taxes on additional products and services.
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The USD 12 billion steel project of POSCO in Odisha, India, conceived in 2005, was to be one of the largest investments in the country. But the project could not materialize, and in 2017 POSCO withdrew from the project after a lot...
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The USD 12 billion steel project of POSCO in Odisha, India, conceived in 2005, was to be one of the largest investments in the country. But the project could not materialize, and in 2017 POSCO withdrew from the project after a lot of controversies. For this classic example of a lose-lose situation, the role of impact assessment (IA) has not been discussed adequately. Using a single case study method, this paper analyzes various dimensions of IA exercises conducted for the project. These IA exercises failed to notice the complex livelihood systems and potential dissent among the people of the area. Stakeholders' consultations were weak, IA reports did not highlight the negative impacts, and the potential loss of livelihoods was not noticed. Questions have also been raised on the legitimacy and authenticity of the claims made in these IA studies. However, the role of IA was also found be to be limited and the expectation from IA was also low. This negates the role of an ideal IA that should have been a comprehensive one and should have taken note of issues that are detrimental for the society, and particularly for the project.
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Abstract Knowledge systems approaches for enhancing the impact of research are well established and tend to focus on the ways in which researchers can adapt their engagement with stakeholders to achieve a better “fit” between re...
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Abstract Knowledge systems approaches for enhancing the impact of research are well established and tend to focus on the ways in which researchers can adapt their engagement with stakeholders to achieve a better “fit” between research and action agendas. Yet, these approaches are often based on explicit or implicit assumptions of a skilled and willing research team, and stable and well-defined stakeholders, who have consistent and reasonably well-defined needs. This paper discusses how knowledge systems approaches were developed and deployed in the first phase of the Gambut Kita (Our Peatland) project on community fire management and peatland restoration in Indonesia (2017–2021). This was a complex project with a large multi-disciplinary team situated across dynamic institutions in Indonesia and Australia, and addressing a politically controversial topic. To capture the diverse experience of the researchers, and to focus on the needs of stakeholders, we developed a sequence of whole-of-project approaches comprising the following: (i) stakeholder mapping exercises at three nested scales combining stakeholder analysis, knowledge systems mapping and impact pathways analysis; (ii) a project coordinating committee of high-level Indonesian policy-makers and policy-influencers; (iii) a stakeholder engagement forum and (iv) online policy dialogues. We demonstrate its effects through the case of developing an Indonesian Peat Fire Danger Rating System (Peat FDRS), as a core project deliverable. Over 4 years, these structured stakeholder engagement processes gave rise to a Peat FDRS Stakeholder Engagement Network (a multi-institutional working group), which is making significant progress in navigating the complexity inherent in realising an accurate Indonesian Peat FDRS.
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Purpose - Foresight often encompasses participative approaches for decision making. This paper aims to give a first overview of the authors' research on immediate learning and networking in the context of foresight. The paper seek...
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Purpose - Foresight often encompasses participative approaches for decision making. This paper aims to give a first overview of the authors' research on immediate learning and networking in the context of foresight. The paper seeks to introduce a practical concept for an accompanying social research of a participatory foresight process for empirically identifying and mapping impacts; and to present empirical results from the study of a specific foresight process. Design/methodology/approach - The authors apply three approaches to analyze impacts. Accordingly data were gathered in moderated workshops for process analysis; structured telephone interviews for qualitative analysis; and surveys for social network analysis. Findings - The accompanying social research produced direct insights on experiences and knowledge acquisition of participants in a large, complex foresight process, as well as a measurable increase of personal ties in this process. This research shows that the perception of the wider spectrum of actors in a social system, as well as their rationales and approaches, are one identifiable and crucial achievement of participative foresight processes. Research limitations/implications - This research focuses on immediate learning impacts, while additional impacts of mid- or longer-term scales were not captured in this study. Accompanying social research (e.g. longitudinal studies) of broader scale would be beneficial to foresight research and process design. Originality/value - The authors use a specific foresight process to analyze its immediate impacts. They introduce and demonstrate ways forward to use practical concepts for impact description, empirical data acquisition, and how it relates to underlying process design. The results are relevant for foresight project managers, process counselors and accompanying social research.
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Stakeholder relationships are a critical resource that contribute to or inhibit value creation. Building on this assertion, we explore the value of the business school at a stakeholder level. We draw on research by the Canadian mu...
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Stakeholder relationships are a critical resource that contribute to or inhibit value creation. Building on this assertion, we explore the value of the business school at a stakeholder level. We draw on research by the Canadian multistakeholder working group, the Business School Research Network (BSRN), which was established to facilitate collaborative interinstitutional research on the management and practice of business schools. We provide a conceptual model of the value chain and associated scorecard that take into account the sources of value judgments that pertain to a business school at the stakeholder-level. Copyright (c) 2016 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Purpose This article discusses the choice of stakeholder categories and the integration of stakeholders into participatory processes to define impact categories and select indicators. Methods We undertook a literature review conce...
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Purpose This article discusses the choice of stakeholder categories and the integration of stakeholders into participatory processes to define impact categories and select indicators. Methods We undertook a literature review concerning the roles and the importance of stakeholders in participatory processes, and the use of such processes in environmental and social LCAs (Biswas et al. Int J Life Cycle Assess 3(4):184-190, 1998; Sonnemann et al. Int J Life Cycle Assess 6(6):325-333, 2001; Baldo Int J Life Cycle Assess 7(5):269-275, 2002; James et al. Int J Life Cycle Assess 7(3):151-157, 2002; Bras-Kapwijk Int J Life Cycle Assess 8(5):266-272, 2003; Mettier et al. Int J Life Cycle Assess 11(6):468-476, 2006). As part of the French National Research Agency Piscenlit project, we adapted the Principle, Criteria, Indicator (PCI) method (Rey-Valette et al. 2008), which is an assessment method of sustainable development, as a way to integrate the participatory approach into Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA) methodology, mainly at the impact definition stage. Results and discussion Different views of participation were found in the literature; there is no consensual normative approach for the implication of stakeholders in LCA development. Some attempts have been made to integrate stakeholders into environmental LCAs but these attempts have not been generalized. However, they strongly emphasize the interrelationship between research on the growing integration of stakeholders and on the choice of stakeholders. We then propose criteria from stakeholder theory (Freeman 1984; Mitchell et al. Acad Manage Rev 22(4):853-886, 1997; Geibler et al. Bus Strat Environ 15:334-346, 2006) in order to identify relevant stakeholders for SLCA participatory approach. The adaptation of the PCI method to Principles, Impacts, and Indicators (PII) enables stakeholders to express themselves and hence leads to definitions of relevant social indicators that they can appropriate. The paper presents results regarding the selection of stakeholders but no specific results regarding the choice of impact categories and indicators. Conclusions and recommendations Integrating a participatory approach into SLCAs is of interest at several levels. It enables various factors to be taken into account: plurality of stakeholder interests, local knowledge, and impact categories that make sense for stakeholders in different contexts. It also promotes dialogue and simplifies the search for indicators. However, it requires a multidisciplinary approach and the integration of new knowledge and skills for the SLCA practitioners.
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