Practicing Engaged Scholarship LARS MATHIASSEN GRA Eminent Scholar Center for Process Innovation Robinson College of Business Georgia State University

Why? (Van de Ven, 2007) Research targets the academic community Research requires extensive translation for practice Research does not address pressing real-world problems Research is not actionable

What? (Van de Ven, 2007) A participative form of research for obtaining the different perspectives of key stakeholders (researchers, users, clients, sponsors, and practitioners) in studying complex problems Transformative Low High Collaborative Informed basic research Design and evaluation research Collaborative basic research Action research

Problem-solving cycle How? (Chiasson et al., 2009) Academic impact Problem-solving cycle Knowledge discovery Research cycle Knowledge application Real-world impact Start out from problems and address research questions Engage on some level in problem-solving cycles Make problem-solving cycles evidence-based Consider multiple research questions for each problem Align engaged scholarship approach with research question

References Van de Ven, A. H., Engaged Scholarship: A Guide for Organizational and Social Research, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007 M. Chiasson, M. Germonprez and L. Mathiassen, Pluralist Action Research: A Review of the Information Systems Literature, Information Systems Journal, Vol. 19, No. 1, 31-54, 2009.