BRIDGING RESEARCH-PRACTICE
Guidebooks and Reports for Practitioners
I enjoy writing for a broader audience. Below are some of the reports I have produced for sustainability practitioners:
Bansal, P., Good, J., & Sharma, G. (2016). Business challenges for sustainability: Inspiring new research and innovating new solutions. Retrieved from http://nbs.net/wp-content/uploads/2016- LC-Design-Challenges.pdf
DiVito, L.E.D., & Sharma, G. (2016). Collaborating with competitors to advance sustainability: A guide for managers. Retrieved from http://nbs.net/wp-content/uploads/160907_Competitor_Collaboration_Manager_Guide_Digital.pdf
DiVito, L.E.D., & Sharma, G. (2016). Assess your competitor collaboration to advance sustainability: An assessment tool. Retrieved from http://nbs.net/wp-content/uploads/160907-Competitor-Collaboration-Assessment-Tool-Digital.pdf
Good, J., & Sharma, G. (2015). From challenges to opportunities: The 7 sustainability opportunities for Canadian businesses in 2015. Retrieved from http://nbs.net/wp-content/uploads/NBS-2015-Opportunities-Report.pdf
Translating Research Insights
To walk my talk, I have helped translate research insights from my own research and that of others:
Insights from one of my current research collaborations: http://nbs.net/knowledge/greening-blue-jeans-insights-from-a-new-competitor-collaboration/
Interview with Tim Hargrave on his paper "Integrating Dialectical and Paradox Perspectives on Managing Contradictions in Organizations” http://leveragingtensions.com/integrating-dialectics-and-paradox-interview-with-tim-hargrave/
See the Prezi I created: https://prezi.com/fvlypshe-pwe/dialectics-and-paradox-insights-for-researchers-and-managers/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy
Interview with Jean Bartunek on her work on academic-practitioner collaborations: http://leveragingtensions.com/paradoxes-of-academic-practitioner-relationships/
Sustainability story of an organization studied in one of the research grants where I provided inputs on collaborative research methodology: http://nbs.net/if-nature-gave-a-ted-talk/
Resources for Academics to Partner with Practitioners
I am passionate about sharing my learning about academic-practitioner collaborations with the academic community. I have provided inputs on research grants that focus on academic-practitioner knowledge co-creation. I continue to develop resources that can help researcher forge such collaborations:
Insights for navigating academic-practitioner differences http://nbs.net/jean-bartunek-maintaining-productive-tensions/
See the video I created: https://youtu.be/v-zpFygzu1I
You can see the full list of the resources I have created in collaboration with NBS here: https://nbs.net/p/help-us-help-you-bridge-research-and-practice-e8d20063-0a96-4663-b476-91082e3b25a4