Leaders of research projects and of their host organizations face ever increasing pressure to demonstrate the impact and relevance of their research activities and outputs. Two forms of collaborative research are regarded as particularly important means for achieving these goals: international comparative projects, ranging from large-scale surveys to smaller, case study based projects, and co-production research, in which academics and practitioners work in partnership. The conference will address both these forms of collaborative research in management and the social sciences.

The aim of the conference is to promote collaborative research by advising on good practice through presentation and discussion of research policy, case studies and findings from empirical research.

The conference is targeted at current and would-be leaders of collaborative research projects. It is also relevant to those responsible for shaping the context of such research – policy makers, funding agencies and university directors of research, amongst others.

Through presentations and discussion, speakers and delegates will:

1. review the policy context for collaborative research – what are the key drivers? what progress has been made? what has yet to be achieved?
2. identify key challenges and choices faced by leaders of collaborative research, drawing on; a.presentations from three leaders of highly successful collaborative research who will address the key elements of leading, designing, executing, analysing and disseminating research; b.a presentation on the key findings of a recent AIM Research empirical project on collaborative research

Conference Organizers, Chair and Speakers

The conference is being organized by Professor Andrew Pettigrew, Dean, University of Bath School of Management and Dr Louise Knight, Senior Lecturer in Management, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University.

The conference chair is Professor Michael Hay, Sloan Fellow; Professor of Management Practice in Entrepreneurship, London Business School; Co-Director, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor

The invited conference speakers are: 

Professor Sir Roger Jowell, Founding Director of the Centre for Comparative Social Surveys, City University (London), and Director of the European Social Survey

Professor Karen Golden-Biddle, Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar, Professor of Organizational Behavior, Boston University School of Management (US)

Professor Harry Boer, Professor of Organization Design and Change, Centre for Industrial Production, University of Aalborg (Denmark)

Programme

0945 - Registration and coffee
1015 - Collaborative research: why is it vital? A Pettigrew
1030 - Designing and leading the European Social Survey R Jowell
1130 - Break
1200 - Leading co-production research across international boundaries H Boer
1300 - Lunch
1400 - How and why relationships shape outcomes and impact in co-production K Golden-Biddle
1500 - Break
1530 - Process and performance in collaborative management research: key findings from AIM study L Knight A Pettigrew
1630 - Plenary Chair: M Hay

Presentations:

Professor Andrew Pettigrew - Collaborative Research: Why is it vital?

Professor Sir Roger Jowell - Designing and Leading the European Social Survey

Professor Harry Boer - Leading Co-production Research across International Boundaries

Professor Karen Golden-Biddle - Weaving the Relational Fabric in our Research

Professor Andrew Pettigrew & Dr Louise Knight - Explaining Project Outcomes in Collaborative Research

If you have any queries regarding this event, please contact Katy McKen at the University of Bath on 01225 383492, or mnskem@management.bath.ac.uk.