Jansson, S. M., Benoit, C., Casey, L., Phillips, R., & Burns, D. (2010). In for the Long Haul: Knowledge Translation Between Academic and Nonprofit Organizations. Qualitative Health Research, 20(1), 131-143.
Format: Peer-reviewed article
Type: Research — Non-experimental
Experience level of reader: Fundamental
Annotation: The authors, two of whom function as knowledge brokers, present the lessons they learned about establishing effective relationships with key stakeholder groups — in their case, non-government organizations involved in the provision of health and social services to disadvantaged groups. The authors focus on three areas that contributed to the successful engagement of stakeholders in research projects: interorganizational partnerships, knowledge brokers, and involvement of frontline personnel.
Setting(s) to which the reported activities/findings are relevant: Community, University
Knowledge user(s) to whom the piece of literature may be relevant: Researchers
Knowledge user level addressed by the literature: Organization
This article uses the Commercial Devices and Services version of the NtK Model
Tip: Researchers can benefit from the involvement of knowledge users (stakeholder groups) in their projects. One way to orientate stakeholders and get them up to speed on the project is to synthesize relevant existing research and share it with them. (Davis [2003])
Occurrence of finding within the model: KTA Step 1.B, KTA Step 2.B, KTA Step 3.B, Step 1.4, Step 3.2