Table 1.
Characteristics of trailing research (Stensaker,23 p.152)
| Objective | Scientific knowledge Provide real-time feedback to organisations Enable learning and collaborative knowledge generation |
| Role of researcher | Critical outsider yet integrated insider Not an active change agent and has no explicit stake in change outcomes Dialogue partner and trustful relationship with ‘insiders’ |
| Respondent–researcher relationships | Often formal contract based Division of roles (researcher/participants/stakeholders) |
| Timeframe | Contemporary |