Future research themes supporting purpose-driven research
| Research themes | Research questions | Methodological approaches |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership and strategic direction | How do deans and senior leaders shape the institutionalization of social impact in business school research? | Comparative case studies; elite interviews; process tracing |
| Incentives and career systems | How do promotion and evaluation systems influence faculty engagement with social impact over time? | Longitudinal surveys; archival analysis; policy analysis |
| Governance and institutional architecture | How do governance structures enable or constrain the integration of social impact into research missions? | Qualitative comparative analysis; document studies; institutional ethnography |
| Cognitive and cultural dynamics | How do norms, narratives, and symbolic practices shape academic attitudes toward socially impactful research? | Discourse analysis; narrative inquiry; ethnography |
| Field-Level pressures | How do rankings, accreditation regimes, and journals shape the future of social impact in business schools? | Network analysis; policy mapping; expert interviews |
| Social impact measurement | How can credible and comparable frameworks for assessing social impact in management research be developed? | Delphi studies; indicator development; design science |
| Interdisciplinary collaboration | How do cross-disciplinary partnerships affect the depth and legitimacy of social impact? | Multi-site case studies; collaboration mapping |
| Global and contextual variation | How do national systems and regulatory environments shape the legitimacy of purpose-driven research? | Cross-national comparison; configurational methods |
| Research themes | Research questions | Methodological approaches |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership and strategic direction | How do deans and senior leaders shape the institutionalization of social impact in business school research? | Comparative case studies; elite interviews; process tracing |
| Incentives and career systems | How do promotion and evaluation systems influence faculty engagement with social impact over time? | Longitudinal surveys; archival analysis; policy analysis |
| Governance and institutional architecture | How do governance structures enable or constrain the integration of social impact into research missions? | Qualitative comparative analysis; document studies; institutional ethnography |
| Cognitive and cultural dynamics | How do norms, narratives, and symbolic practices shape academic attitudes toward socially impactful research? | Discourse analysis; narrative inquiry; ethnography |
| Field-Level pressures | How do rankings, accreditation regimes, and journals shape the future of social impact in business schools? | Network analysis; policy mapping; expert interviews |
| Social impact measurement | How can credible and comparable frameworks for assessing social impact in management research be developed? | Delphi studies; indicator development; design science |
| Interdisciplinary collaboration | How do cross-disciplinary partnerships affect the depth and legitimacy of social impact? | Multi-site case studies; collaboration mapping |
| Global and contextual variation | How do national systems and regulatory environments shape the legitimacy of purpose-driven research? | Cross-national comparison; configurational methods |
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