Empirical studies examining the complex dynamics between the social and material aspects
of OR interventions are beginning to appear in the literature. Despite these advancements …

This volume continues to build on the relationship between the Research in Management
Consulting series and the intervener-researchers at the Socio-Economic Institute for Firms …

Abstract The Improved Clinical Effectiveness through Behavioural Research Group
(ICEBeRG) authors assert that a key weakness in implementation research is the unknown …

Fidelity is often defined as the degree to which implementation of a particular program
follows a program model. Thus, fidelity can act as a potential mediator of the relationship …

Background The idea that underlying, generative mechanisms give rise to causal
regularities has become a guiding principle across many social and natural science …

Experimentation is key in wicked situations; it provides small wins while keeping several
options open for the future. The literature is however scarce on how experimentation is …

An operational research (OR) practitioner designing an intervention needs to engage in a
practical process for choosing methods and implementing them. When a team of OR …

Complex systems approaches to social intervention research are increasingly advocated.
However, there have been few attempts to consider how models of intervention science …

Recent work has highlighted that process–outcome relationships are likely to vary
depending on the client, yet much work remains to be done in the area of tailoring …

Implementation strategies have unparalleled importance in implementation science, as they
constitute the 'how to'component of changing healthcare practice. Yet, implementation …