BACKGROUND Rapid reviews are increasingly being used to help policy makers access research in short time frames. A clear articulation of the review's purpose, questions, scope, methods and reporting format is thought to improve the quality and generalisability of review findings. The aim of the study is to explore the effectiveness of knowledge brokering in improving the perceived clarity of ra...

Transferring health care research into policy and practice is a messy and complex process which both policymakers and researchers can struggle with. A potential solution is to use individuals or organisations as knowledge brokers. Using a range of literature, this paper explains the theory behind knowledge brokering, identifies three models of brokering and explores the challenges of brokering....

We empirically examine the antecedents and innovation consequences of organizational knowledge brokering capability, the ability to effectively apply knowledge from one technical domain to innovate in another. We do so by tracking all the start-up biotechnology firms founded to commercialize the then-emergent recombinant DNA technology. Building on prior research in this area, we extend the kno...

In knowledge networks, such as best-practice industry forums, and professional communities, members of different organizations exchange for mutual individual benefit. When properly managed, networks enable time- resource-constrained individuals to engage across organizational boundaries. Such often involve deliberate orchestration by a hub actor (individual, team, or organization), referred the...

The purpose of this paper is to help stimulate thinking about knowledge-brokering in advance of the Search Conference on May 15/16, 1997. Our emphasis has therefore been on introducing a set of ideas that we hope may provide a useful starting point for collective discussion. Our intention is not to advocate a particular point of view, and you may discover that some of the ideas presented are mu...

BACKGROUND Despite the potential population-level impact of a health-promoting schools approach, schools face challenges in implementation, indicating a gap between school health research and practice. Knowledge exchange provides an opportunity to reduce this gap; however, there has been limited evaluation of these initiatives. This research explored researchers' and knowledge users' perception...

INTRODUCTION Allied health professionals (AHPs) report positive attitudes to using research evidence in clinical practice, yet often lack time, confidence and skills to use, participate in and conduct research. A range of multifaceted strategies including education, mentoring and guidance have been implemented to increase AHPs' use of and participation in research. Emerging evidence suggests th...