Please forgive my cross-posting.
Dear colleagues,
The Research Network for Business Sustainability, which is directed by Dr. Tima Bansal, recently published two reports that may be of interest.
A Systematic Review of the Research on Community Engagement
The Research Network commissioned a systematic review of the research on community engagement. The purpose was to identify what we know and what we do not know about engaging the community.
The research team, led by Dr. Frances Bowen of the U. of Calgary's Haskayne School of Business, reviewed over 200 academic papers and practitioner reports and synthesized the findings. Their reports are available at http://sustainabilityresearch.org/index.php?fa=Opportunities.engagingCommunity.
The 2008/09 Knowledge Priorities in Business Sustainability
The Research Network brings together a group of 15 leading sustainability practitioners every year to identify their knowledge priorities. We communicate these priorities to the research community in attempt to help address what Shapiro, Kirkman, and Courtney (2007, AMJ: 50, 2) called the "lost before translation" problem, which may partly explain the research-practice gap.
The report is available at http://sustainabilityresearch.org/index.php?fa=Opportunities.showOtherResearchIdeas. It lists nine research questions from practitioners, and some researchers (mostly Canadians) who are doing work related to each. The top two issues are 'business adaptation to climate change' and 'socially conscious consumerism.' The Research Network is funding a systematic review of the research on each of those two topics, which will conclude in the summer of 2009.
Please let me know if you have questions on either of the above items.
Best wishes,
Tom Ewart
Tom Ewart, Managing Director
Research Network for Business Sustainability
www.SustainabilityResearch.org
Bridging Research and Practice in Business Sustainability
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