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Research Partnerships Between Academics and Consulting Firms: A Stakeholder Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 December 2018

Sayeedul Islam ,
Ken Lahti  and
Michael H. Chetta
Sayeedul Islam*
Affiliation:
Farmingdale State College, Talent Metrics
Ken Lahti
Affiliation:
Psychobabble, Inc.
Michael H. Chetta
Affiliation:
Talent Metrics
*
Correspondence regarding this article should be addressed to Sayeedul Islam, Farmingdale State College, Department of Psychology, Knapp Hall, 2350 Broad Hollow Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735. E-mail: islams@farmingdale.edu
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The focal article (LaPierre et al., 2018) proposes several steps in developing a research partnership with organizations. We commend LaPierre and colleagues for bringing to light these recommendations. We agree that research partnerships may prove valuable for the science of industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology. For I-O psychology to grow as a science, more appropriate sampling and more relevant data sources are necessary (Landers & Behrend, 2015). Although I-O psychology master's and PhD programs continue to grow and produce more I-O psychology graduates that enter the applied marketplace, there remains a paucity of applied research partnerships between academics and organizations. Research partnerships are often established in other disciplines (i.e., computer science, public health, biochemistry) and have resulted in fruitful relationships for both parties (D'Este & Iammarino, 2010; Israel, Schulz, Parker, & Becker, 1998; Santoro & Betts, 2002), but similar partnerships have not become the norm in I-O psychology. Despite a growing number of I-O psychology graduates and programs (Shellenbarger, 2010), I-O psychology academics have not leveraged those relationships to create research partnerships between universities and business. We would argue that this lack of research partnerships is due to the difficulty of navigating and negotiating with the multiple stakeholders involved in the process of developing a research partnership.

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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , December 2018 , pp. 596 - 605
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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2018 

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