Demonstrating how impact can be created and derived from doctoral programmes, this book focuses on their influence on academic knowledge, policy and practice. Significantly it highlights the crucial impact of these programmes on the individual and the enduring consequences of this.

Emma Parry is Professor of Human Resource Management and Head of the Changing World of Work Group at the School of Management, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK.

Colin Pilbeam is Professor of Organizational Safety at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK.

1. Introduction Section 1. Product 2. Scholarly impact of doctoral research 3. Practitioner and policy impact of doctoral research Section 2. Person 4. Impact on individual skills, employability & career progression 5. Impact on the individual - identity transitions Section 3. Process 6. Supervision and support 7. Programme structure and content 8. Conclusions