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Bournemouth University
Non research intensive university
Gained university status in 1992
8/10 subject areas deemed to undertake some
internationally excellent research
4th most improved university for research quality
Issues
Not based on campus
Formal, 'business-like' approach
No standard means of communication
Academics disengaged
Email and information overload
Limited RDU time / resource
Disperate systems holding conflicting data
Business Partnering is...
"the development of successful, long term, strategic relationships between customers and suppliers, based on achieving best practice and sustainable competitive advantage" (Lendrum, 1997)
"the creation, organisation, development and enforcement of operative (short-term), tactical (medium-term) and strategic (long-term) partnerships" (Droli, 2007)
Business
Partnering:
Results in...
- improved relationships
- increased research activity
- improved competitiveness
- informed strategy & operationalised strategy
- a professional team identity
Techniques:
- shared purpose
- review and change
- transform actions
- accessible language
- communication
- NLP
Business Partnering
Roles
Employee
champion
Administrative
expert
Change
agent
Leader
Our approach...
2. Looked at other HEIs
3. Talked to our current academics
4. Talked to our exec team
5. Team development sessions
Team restructure
12 month plan of projects
Instigating & embracing change
1. Supporting EU funding
2. Dissemination of funding opportunities
3. Resources for academics
4. Research management system
5. Redeveloped internal peer review system
6. Research Blog
Team restructure a success!
Outcomes
- Positive impact at BU
- Increased research activity
- More staff engaged with research
- Streamlined processes
- RDU identity and recognition
- Improved working relationships
Rapid culture change!
RDU external recognition 2011
External recognition for our blog
Recommendations
- 1. Anticipate continual change
- 2. Understand your organisation
- 3. Realistic project plan with tracking; celebrating success
- 4. Be responsive
- 5. Communication and feedback
Bournemouth, England
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Summer 2010
43% increase
450 academics
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17,000 students
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So we investigated
Business Partering...
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RAE 2001 to RAE 2008
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1. Reviewed our current roles and practices
Business Partnering Techniques
Strategic partner
Highly commended 'Outstanding Research Team'
ARMA poster winners
Ulrich & Brockbank (2005)
Reilly et al (2007)