The Research Impact Agenda: Navigating the Impact of Impact

This book contributes to the growing body of work addressing the processes and consequences of national governments’ audits of the performance of higher education institutions (HEIs) in different countries. Specifically, we address one recent area of focus within these audits, namely the measurement of universities’ societal and economic impact. Since the book is part of a collaborative ‘short format’ series between the British Academy of Management and Routledge dedicated to business and management research impact, central to our discussion are issues related to the generation and measurement of impact of business schools in the United Kingdom conducted as part of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) audit.