Table of illustrative practices
| Practice | Example | Description | Institution(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-traditional measures of impact | 31 categories of impact | 31 impact categories grouped into Four broad headings of scholarly impact on the academy, in the home institution, in the public sphere, and in education, pedagogy, and andragogy. | St. Louis university (SLU) |
| Engaged scholarship (including community engaged and public scholarship) | A point system assessing the impact of non-traditional forms of scholarship | Seattle university (SU), john carroll university (JCU) | |
| Journal SDG ratings | Rates journals on their publication of SDG focused articles | St. Joseph’s (SJU) | |
| Faculty hiring and recruiting | Hiring for mission | Search committees must evaluate candidates on mission fit. Candidates must submit essays about their alignment with the school/university mission | Loyola Marymount (LMU), SU, Loyola New Orleans (LNO), Loyola Chicago (LUC), Loyola Maryland |
| DBA programs | Doctoral theses focus on societal impact topics | Fairfield, Creighton, Scranton, Fordham, Loyola Marymount University (LMU), St. Peter’s | |
| Faculty incentives | Annual evaluation | Evaluation of scholarship considers societal impact, including non-traditional scholarship, within a point system | SU, Xavier, JCU |
| Rank and tenure | Evaluation of scholarship considers societal impact, including non-traditional scholarship, within a point system. | SU | |
| Research grants tied to mission | Summer research grants with societal impact as a criterion for selection | LMU, Regis, Scranton, SJU, University of Detroit Mercy (UDM), Marquette, LUC | |
| Faculty research awards tied to mission | Award for research with impact | Gonzaga (GU) | |
| Social impact journals such as JJBE, JMGS, and AMER | These journals are outlets for societal impact scholarship | 22 schools – faculty publications in these outlets are considered PRJs | |
| Faculty-student research programs | Programs provide financial support to faculty and student research teams | St. Peter’s, UDM, SU, Xavier, JCU, Marquette, LUC, GU | |
| External partnerships | Centers that connect faculty scholarship with industry interest – center for corporate citizenship, center for business ethics, and BFCGI, etc… | Centers offer programs that connect scholars with industry and/or provide research grants | BC, SU, Creighton, Fordham, LMU, SJU, Scranton, LNO, LUC |
| Alliances with likeminded groups such as IAJBS, GRLI, GBSN, etc… | IAJBS annual world forum includes paper presentations of research with societal impact. | 22 schools are members of IAJBS. Various schools partner with GRLI, GBSN, etc… | |
| School leadership | Mission statement addresses societal impact | 22 schools | |
| Strategic plan addresses societal impact | Some portion of the strategic plan focuses on research with societal impact | SU, Fordham, Xavier, LNO, GU, LUC |
| Practice | Example | Description | Institution(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-traditional measures of impact | 31 categories of impact | 31 impact categories grouped into Four broad headings of scholarly impact on the academy, in the home institution, in the public sphere, and in education, pedagogy, and andragogy. | St. Louis university ( |
| Engaged scholarship (including community engaged and public scholarship) | A point system assessing the impact of non-traditional forms of scholarship | Seattle university ( | |
| Journal | Rates journals on their publication of | St. Joseph’s ( | |
| Faculty hiring and recruiting | Hiring for mission | Search committees must evaluate candidates on mission fit. Candidates must submit essays about their alignment with the school/university mission | Loyola Marymount ( |
| Doctoral theses focus on societal impact topics | Fairfield, Creighton, Scranton, Fordham, Loyola Marymount University ( | ||
| Faculty incentives | Annual evaluation | Evaluation of scholarship considers societal impact, including non-traditional scholarship, within a point system | SU, Xavier, |
| Rank and tenure | Evaluation of scholarship considers societal impact, including non-traditional scholarship, within a point system. | ||
| Research grants tied to mission | Summer research grants with societal impact as a criterion for selection | LMU, Regis, Scranton, SJU, University of Detroit Mercy ( | |
| Faculty research awards tied to mission | Award for research with impact | Gonzaga ( | |
| Social impact journals such as | These journals are outlets for societal impact scholarship | 22 schools – faculty publications in these outlets are considered PRJs | |
| Faculty-student research programs | Programs provide financial support to faculty and student research teams | St. Peter’s, UDM, SU, Xavier, JCU, Marquette, LUC, | |
| External partnerships | Centers that connect faculty scholarship with industry interest – center for corporate citizenship, center for business ethics, and BFCGI, etc… | Centers offer programs that connect scholars with industry and/or provide research grants | BC, SU, Creighton, Fordham, LMU, SJU, Scranton, LNO, |
| Alliances with likeminded groups such as IAJBS, GRLI, GBSN, etc… | 22 schools are members of | ||
| School leadership | Mission statement addresses societal impact | 22 schools | |
| Strategic plan addresses societal impact | Some portion of the strategic plan focuses on research with societal impact | SU, Fordham, Xavier, LNO, GU, |
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