Browsing by Author "Ten Holter, Carolyn"

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    Built in, not bolted on: Responsible Innovation in UK Centres for Doctoral Training - the new normal
    (Emerald, 2022) Ten Holter, Carolyn; Stahl, Bernd Carsten; Jirotka, Marina
    During the last decade, responsible innovation (RI) has become increasingly embedded within the EU and UK research context, appearing with greater frequency in funding calls and policy spaces. As part of this embedding, in its 2018 funding call for Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs), the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) required RI training to be included in the programme for all doctoral students. The research detailed here engaged with Directors of CDTs during the first year of their new Centres to form a snapshot view of the nature and type of training that was being incorporated, and how this might affect the wider organization – in this case the university. Using an organizational learning lens, this paper empirically examines the work-in-progress of the RI training in CDTs to assess how new RI understandings are being created, retained, and transferred within the CDTs, and questions whether this process represents a programme of ‘institutionalisation’. The paper concludes that at present, institutionalisation is highly variegated, with greater organizational change required in order to truly embed RI mindsets.
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    Ethics in corporate Research and Development (R&D): can Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) approaches aid sustainability?
    (Elsevier, 2019-08-17) Stahl, Bernd Carsten, 1968-; Chatfield, Kate; Brem, Alexander; Ten Holter, Carolyn
    An increase in the number of companies that publish corporate social responsibility (CSR) statements, and a rise in their ‘sustainability’ research, reflects a growing acceptance that broad ethical considerations are key for any type of company. However, little is known about how companies consider moral objectives for their research and development activities, or the basis upon which these activities are chosen. This research involves qualitative investigation into Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry, comprising 30 in-depth, pan-European interviews with key personnel in the industry, and focus groups with employees at 14 different companies. Through investigation of the ‘responsible’ activities these companies currently undertake, we shed light on the types of moral goals they set and their underlying ethical standpoints. By reviewing both the responsible innovation and sustainability discourses, and presenting phenomenological evidence, we demonstrate that companies have adopted some aspects of RRI, even though it might not be recognised as such. Our findings indicate that these innovators recognise some of the ethical and societal concerns associated with their activities but their approach is often piecemeal; primary focus is upon the most immediate issues and on legal compliance, to the detriment of broader societal issues and wider challenges. We recommend explicit mechanisms that draw upon established ethical thought and practical academic work to improve companies’ abilities to carry out their sustainability activities, and incorporate them into a responsible business strategy. We conclude with recommendations for innovators, corporate research and development, and policy.
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    Responsible Research in IT
    (Oxford University Press, 2018-05-19) Nulli, Margherita; Stahl, Bernd Carsten, 1968-; Ten Holter, Carolyn; de Heaver, Martin