ABSTRACT

Rationale/Purpose:

Little research has been completed in a New Zealand sport context exploring the industry-academic nexus. The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of a collaboration between a sport organisation and researchers to provide insights learned from the key partners’ perceptions.

Design/Methodology/Approach:

Within a case study design, a qualitative thematic analysis of data gathered from semi-structured interviews with seven participants was employed to gain understanding of the partnership.

Findings:

All respondents acknowledged the significant benefits of the industry-academic nexus and deemed the reciprocal relationship central to the project’s success, although there was some diffident sentiment about acknowledgement of contributions.

Practical Implications:

Insights from the nexus, such as shared vision, delineating partnership parameters, a good people “fit”, and recognising equality in a partnership, could enhance the efficacy of community-focused partnership projects.

Research Contribution:

This study broadens the understanding of industry-academia partnerships in a sport setting, reinforcing and extending the work on collaboration theory. The findings reinforce Mayer and Kenter’s (2016 Mayer, M., & Kenter, R. (2016). The prevailing elements of public sector collaboration. In J. C. Morris & K. Miller-Stevens (Eds.), Advancing Collaboration Theory: models, typologies, and evidence (pp. 43–64). Routledge. [Google Scholar]) collaborative framework and extends their nine elements of collaboration success including grounded and practically based academics, for industry to be open to the value of research, engagement of an insider researcher, and respect for all partners’ contributions.

中文翻译：

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产业与学术的联系：合作案例研究

摘要

理由/目的：

在新西兰体育背景下，探索行业与学术联系的研究还很少。本研究的目的是检验体育组织和研究人员之间合作的有效性，以提供从主要合作伙伴的看法中获得的见解。

设计/方法论/途径：

在案例研究设计中，对从七位参与者的半结构化访谈中收集的数据进行了定性主题分析，以了解合作伙伴关系。

发现：

所有受访者都承认行业与学术联系的显着好处，并认为互惠关系对于项目的成功至关重要，尽管对贡献的认可存在一些疑虑。

实际影响：

来自这种关系的见解，例如共同愿景、界定伙伴关系参数、良好的人员“契合度”以及承认伙伴关系中的平等，可以提高以社区为中心的伙伴关系项目的效率。

研究贡献：

这项研究拓宽了对体育领域产学合作伙伴关系的理解，加强和扩展了合作理论的工作。研究结果强化了梅耶尔和肯特的观点（2016 梅耶，M.和肯特，R. ( 2016 )。公共部门合作的普遍要素。JC Morris和K. Miller-Stevens（主编），推进协作理论：模型、类型学和证据（第43 – 64页）。劳特利奇。 [Google Scholar]）协作框架，并扩展了协作成功的九个要素，包括扎根和实用的学术、让行业对研究的价值、内部研究人员的参与以及尊重所有合作伙伴的贡献持开放态度。