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Yes Andrew - as Steve says a top tip! - and anything that gets us results in less than two minutes is something that we are going to try. So - do you want feedback when we try your search strategy :) BW Janet Janet Harris NIHR Knowledge Mobilisation Research Fellow Reader in Knowledge Mobilisation University of Sheffield School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) 30 Regent Street Sheffield S1 4DA England +44 (0)114 222 2980 *See our Masters programmes in Management and Leadership: MSc in **International Health Management and Leadership by distance learning ****New for September 2014**; and * *our MPH in Management and Leadership * *http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/scharr/prospective_students/masters/ihml <http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/scharr/prospective_students/masters/ihml>* On 11 August 2017 at 17:41, Steven M Ariss <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Top Tip! > Thanks Andrew. > > Looking forward to trying this. > > Best wishes, > Steve. > > > -- > Dr Steven Ariss FHEA > Senior Research Fellow > > Y&H CLAHRC, Evaluation Lead > > Innovation and Knowledge Transfer Lead for Health Services Research > > Module Lead: Evaluation Methods for Complex Settings > > ScHaRR > University of Sheffield > Innovation Centre > 217 Portobello > S14DP > > > Tel:(0114)22-25426 > > > > > > > On 10 August 2017 at 18:56, Andrew Booth <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Just a note fro anyone who is seeking mid range theories for their >> realist endeavours. I have found that the use of a string such as (theor* >> OR framework* OR model* OR concept*) on Google Scholar combined with the >> topic of interest works opretty well (it has to be Google Scholar because >> these concepts are not always present in journal abstracts). >> >> So in Bibane's example: >> "monetary incentives" AND (theor* or model* or concept* Or framework*) >> >> The very FIRST reference ON Google Scholar is: >> Bonner SE, Sprinkle GB. The effects of monetary incentives on effort and >> task performance: theories, evidence, and a framework for research. >> Accounting, Organizations and Society. 2002 Jul 31;27(4):303-45. >> >> Notwithstanding the target audeinec of accountancy researchers this >> states the following: >> >> "Our first objective is to provide a conceptual framework for >> understanding the effects of (performance-contingent) monetary incentives >> on individual effort and performance and also to discuss theories that >> suggest mediators of the incentives-effort relation. Here, our focus is on >> explicating the motivational and cognitive mechanisms by which monetary >> incentives are presumed to increase performance; understanding these >> mechanisms is critical for determining how to maximize the effectiveness of >> monetary incentives. Theoretically, monetary incentives work by increasing >> effort which, in turn, leads to increases in performance. Given these >> relations, we first provide a detailed discussion of the various components >> of the effort construct: direction, duration, intensity, and strategy >> development. We then describe theories that detail the mechanisms through >> which monetary incentives are presumed to lead to increases in effort. >> These theories are expectancy theory, agency theory (via expected utility >> theory), goal-setting theory, and social-cognitive (self-efficacy) theory." >> >> So that is already FOUR mid-range theories to start with in less than TWO >> MINUTES! >> >> And just a brief plug: our chapter on Scoping and Searching to Support >> Realist Approaches by *Andrew Booth, Judy Wright and Simon Briscoe in >> the Book "Doing Realist Research" by Sage should be out sometime next year!* >> >> *Best wishes* >> >> *Andrew * >> >> *Lead Author of Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review, >> 2nd Edition by Sage Publishing (Publication Date: May 2016]* >> *------------------------------------------------------------------------* >> >> Dr Andrew Booth BA MSc Dip Lib PhD MCLIP >> Reader in Evidence Based Information Practice >> School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) >> University of Sheffield, >> Regent Court, 30 Regent Street >> SHEFFIELD >> S1 4DA >> Tel: 0114 222 0705 >> Fax: 0114 272 4095 >> Email: [log in to unmask] >> *My Publications:* https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=% >> 22booth+a%22+AND+(scharr+OR+sheffield+OR+%22related+research%22) >> >> >> On 10 August 2017 at 14:04, Bibiane Manga <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Dear RAMESES colleagues, >>> >>> I am a 2nd year PhD student at the University of Birmingham. Part of my >>> research involves the use of a realist evaluation approach to look at the >>> Payment by Result (PbR) funding model in the sphere of criminal justice in >>> England and Wales. Payment by results means that organizations working to >>> rehabilitate formerly incarcerated persons receive financial reward for >>> maintaining clients who do not re-offend. My working theories have to do >>> with how this works, and how it may produce unintended consequences. I >>> have conducted interviews with key informants (those at managerial >>> positions within probation) and developed an initial programme theory. >>> However, I was not able to have access to support workers and clients >>> (offenders) to test my initial programme theory. As a result, Justin has >>> kindly suggested that I consider other data sources i.e literature. The >>> idea would be to link the theories I have developed to middle-range >>> theories in the literature. I am specifically looking for middle-range >>> theories about monetary incentivization and/or literature around >>> monetary-related deterrence mechanisms so I can continue an analysis of how >>> such theories may apply to this particular context. >>> >>> So, I wonder if anyone would be able to suggest or point me towards some >>> middle range theories out there, which could support my work? >>> >>> With thanks and kind regards, >>> >>> Bibiane >>> >>> >>> >>> Bibiane Manga >>> >>> PhD. Student >>> Institute of Applied Health Research >>> University of Birmingham >>> >>> Email: [log in to unmask] >>> >> >> >