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From ‘productive interactions’ to ‘enabling conditions’: The role of organizations in generating societal impact of academic research
[One Size Does Not Fit All! New Perspectives on the University in the Social Knowledge Economy]

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  • Stefan P L de Jong
  • Corina Balaban
  • Maria Nedeva

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Societal impact of academic research has been high on both policy and scientific agendas for several decades. Scholars increasingly focus on processes when analyzing societal impact, often inspired by the concept of ‘productive interactions’. Building on this concept, we assert that processes do not take place in isolation. Rather, we suggest that productive interactions emerge in environments that offer conditions for these interactions to occur. This special section brings together three papers that focus on ‘enabling conditions’ that organizations provide to enable societal impact.

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  • Stefan P L de Jong & Corina Balaban & Maria Nedeva, 2022. "From ‘productive interactions’ to ‘enabling conditions’: The role of organizations in generating societal impact of academic research [One Size Does Not Fit All! New Perspectives on the University ," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 49(4), pages 643-645.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:49:y:2022:i:4:p:643-645.
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