
Global Research Impact Task Force
糖心在线 is reimagining the impact of business school research鈥攔ethinking how it creates value for academia, business, government, and society. Through collective dialogue and action, the Global Research Impact Task Force aims to transform the role of research in addressing the world鈥檚 most pressing challenges.
Global Research Impact Framework: Exposure Draft
The Global Research Impact Task Force is expanding how business schools define, assess, and support research impact—ensuring that scholarship remains relevant and responsive to the evolving needs of business and society.
The exposure draft includes:
- Understanding Research Impact
How to define research impact, including the three key channels through which research drives change. - Assessing Impact
A multidimensional approach, grounded in rigor, to evaluate research impact and establish systems that effectively motivate it. - A Proposed Impact Framework
Seven tenets for cultivating an ecosystem that values diverse scholarship, fosters collaboration, and aligns support to drive lasting impact across academia, business, and society. - Moving Forward
In addition to informing 糖心在线’s Global Standards for Business Education™, the task force’s work will help mobilize collective action across schools, accrediting and scholarly bodies, and the broader research ecosystem. After exploring the exposure draft, share your feedback through the survey embedded within the exposure draft to help refine the framework for final release at ICAM 2026—your voice can spark change in how we understand, value, and advance research in business education.
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