Are indicators of faculty members' credibility associated with how often they present research evidence to public or partly government-owned organisations? A cross-sectional survey

This study provides an empirical test of the assumption that the credibility of the messenger is one of the factors that influence knowledge mobilisation among policy makers. This general hypothesis was tested using a database of 321 social scientists from the province of Quebec that combines survey...

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Published in:Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice Debate and Practice, 2014-01, Vol.10 (1), p.5-27
Main Authors: Ouimet, Mathieu, Bédard, Pierre-Olivier, Léon, Grégory, Dagenais, Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliometrics
Case Studies
Credibility
Cross-sectional studies
Evidence
Faculty
Foreign Countries
Knowledge Level
Policy making
Polls & surveys
Regression (Statistics)
Social Scientists
Surveys
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Summary:This study provides an empirical test of the assumption that the credibility of the messenger is one of the factors that influence knowledge mobilisation among policy makers. This general hypothesis was tested using a database of 321 social scientists from the province of Quebec that combines survey and bibliometric data. A regression model was used to study the association between indicators of faculty members' credibility and the number of times they have presented research evidence to public or partly government-owned organisations over an 18-month period. Overall, empirical results provide new evidence supporting the credibility hypothesis.
ISSN:1744-2648
1744-2656
DOI:10.1332/174426413X662699