Title:	Culture of impact in agricultural research organisations: What for and how?
Authors:	FERRÉ, M. BLUNDO-CANTO, G. RODRIGUES, G. S. RAMÍREZ-GÓMEZ, M. VEDOVOTO, G. L. AGUDELO-CHOCONTÁ, B. MARQUES, D. V. FLORES, R. M. V. RODRÍGUEZ-BORRAY, G. SOUZA, M. O. de GOULET, F. VÁSQUEZ-URRIAGO, Á. SÁNCHEZ-LOZANO, J. PINTO, D. M. ZAMBRANO-MORENO, G. LONDOÑO-ARIAS, M. ZAPATA-TAMAYO, C. ROMÉMONT, A. de
Affiliation:	MARIE FERRÉ, UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER; GENOWEFA BLUNDO-CANTO, INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER; GERALDO STACHETTI RODRIGUES, CNPMA; MARÍA-MARGARITA RAMÍREZ-GÓMEZ, CORPORACIÓN COLOMBIANA DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA; GRACIELA LUZIA VEDOVOTO, GCI; BEATRIZ-ELENA AGUDELO-CHOCONTÁ, CORPORACIÓN COLOMBIANA DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA; DANIELA VIEIRA MARQUES, GCI; ROBERTO MANOLIO VALLADAO FLORES, CNPASA; GONZALO-ALFREDO RODRÍGUEZ-BORRAY, CORPORACIÓN COLOMBIANA DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA; MIRIAN OLIVEIRA DE SOUZA, GCI; FRÉDÉRIC GOULET, CENTRE DE COOPÉRATION INTERNATIONALE EN RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT; ÁNGELA-ROCÍO VÁSQUEZ-URRIAGO, CORPORACIÓN COLOMBIANA DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA; JULIANA-IVONNE SÁNCHEZ-LOZANO, CORPORACIÓN COLOMBIANA DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA; DANIELA MACIEL PINTO, CNPM; GREGORIO-SALOMÓN ZAMBRANO-MORENO, CORPORACIÓN COLOMBIANA DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA; MARÍA-AIDÉ LONDOÑO-ARIAS, CORPORACIÓN COLOMBIANA DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA; CRISTÓBAL-ALFONSO ZAPATA-TAMAYO, CORPORACIÓN COLOMBIANA DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA; AURELLE DE ROMÉMONT, CENTRE DE COOPÉRATION INTERNATIONALE EN RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT.
Date Issued:	2025
Citation:	Research Policy, v. 54, n. 1, article 105140, 2025.
Description:	Abstract: Research organisations experience increasing demands to analyse on the multidimensional societal impacts of their activities. This leads to more reflections about the integration of organisational strategies devoted to research evaluation and impact monitoring, in order to answer societal and funder's demands, improve research practices, and make research and innovations more transformative to society. Establishing a “culture of impact” within an organisation is driven by multiple factors and translates into a variety of changes at different organisational levels. We aim to understand what motivates agricultural research organisations to develop a culture of impact, and the consequences of this culture on research, management, and collaboration practices. For this, we analyse organisational trajectories of three research organisations: the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (Cirad), the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), and the Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation (AGROSAVIA). Through a cross-analysis of these cases along the reasons to integrate impact evaluation in strategic agendas, the materialisation of a culture of impact in practice, and what it entails in terms of cognitive and practical changes within their respective staff and management structures, we highlight drivers and patterns of development of a culture of impact, and circumstances that seem to either favour or hinder its emergence. This study is unique for examining various types of changes that a culture of impact can generate among individuals, in particular. It offers valuable material to enable re-interrogate and orient a research organisation's culture of impact's path in accordance with organisational values, priorities, and opportunities.
Thesagro:	Pesquisa Agrícola Administração de Pesquisa Impacto Social Instituição de Pesquisa Política de Pesquisa
NAL Thesaurus:	Agricultural research Research and development Research institutions Research management Social impact
Keywords:	Cultura organizacional Cultura do impacto
ISSN:	0048-7333
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2024.105140
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPMA)