How do knowledge brokers work? Implications for policy and practice in the case of WERS.

Drew, Hilary; Ritchie, Felix; King, Anna

Abstract

The paper highlights the successful role played by knowledge brokers in bridging the gap between research and policy development. Drawing on the work of Oldham and McLean (1997) on the role of knowledge brokers, the paper identifies that intermediaries the Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS)operate in a number of guises and at important points within the knowledge creation and transfer process, as well as within the dissemination of data.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: 3rd International COSINUS ‘Innovation Systems and the new role of Universities’
• Start Date: Dec 14, 2013
• End Date: Dec 16, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 7, 2019
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: WERS, knowledge brokers
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/925361
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : 3rd International COSINUS Conference on ‘Innovation Systems and the new role of Universities’