The impact of the professional doctorate on managers’ professional practice

This paper contributes a new perspective on the impact of professional doctorates. Professional doctorates offer form higher-level management education, which aims to contribute practice as well academic knowledge. Although there is growing literature identifying personal benefits undertaking doctorate, evidence wider workplace remains limited. Drawing interviews with 25 doctorate graduates working in managerial and roles different parts criminal justice sector, this study explores doctorate. The identifies dimensions, influencers processes. It extends processual approach by conceptualizing an active negotiated process operating over time changing contexts. analysis shows construction be complex nuanced process, involving interactions between significant others beyond realm university. has important implications for design delivery programmes business extended engagement educators, bodies employers issues impact.