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University Research (university + research)

Distribution by Scientific Domains
Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting66%
Humanities and Social Sciences33%

Selected Abstracts

The Extent and Determinants of the Utilization of University Research in Government Agencies

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW, Issue 2 2003
Réjean Landry
This article addresses three questions: To what extent is university research used in government agencies? Are there differences between the policy domains in regard to the extent of use? What determines the use of university research in government agencies? The data analysis is based on a survey of 833 government officials from Canadian government agencies. Comparisons of the magnitude of uptake of university research show large and significant differences across policy domains. The results of the multivariate regression analyses show that the characteristics of research and the focus on the advancement of scholarly knowledge or on users' needs do not explain the uptake of research. Users' adaptation of research, users' acquisition efforts, links between researchers and users, and users' organizational contexts are good predictors of the uptake of research by government officials. [source]

A commentary on coastal research in New Zealand universities

NEW ZEALAND GEOGRAPHER, Issue 2 2008
Paul S. Kench
Abstract: , University research in coastal geomorphology, processes and management has made a major contribution to the fundamental understanding of coastal systems in New Zealand over the past 43 years. This article examines the growth in university-based coastal research since 1964 and discusses the geographical pattern and themes of this research. Data indicate a significant geographical concentration of research effort and focus on a narrow range of research themes. Underlying reasons for these characteristics of New Zealand coastal research are explored and challenges facing university based research are discussed. Such challenges can be overcome through a more coordinated research effort to realize the huge potential to undertake coastal science of national relevance and international significance. [source]

The Extent and Determinants of the Utilization of University Research in Government Agencies

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW, Issue 2 2003
Réjean Landry
This article addresses three questions: To what extent is university research used in government agencies? Are there differences between the policy domains in regard to the extent of use? What determines the use of university research in government agencies? The data analysis is based on a survey of 833 government officials from Canadian government agencies. Comparisons of the magnitude of uptake of university research show large and significant differences across policy domains. The results of the multivariate regression analyses show that the characteristics of research and the focus on the advancement of scholarly knowledge or on users' needs do not explain the uptake of research. Users' adaptation of research, users' acquisition efforts, links between researchers and users, and users' organizational contexts are good predictors of the uptake of research by government officials. [source]

Commercial exploitation of new technologies arising from university research: start-ups and markets for technology

R & D MANAGEMENT, Issue 4 2007
Fred Pries
The creation of start-up firms is an important method of commercializing new technologies arising from R&D at universities and other research institutions. Most research into start-ups presumes that these firms develop products or services. However, start-ups may operate through markets for technology by selling or licensing rights to use their technology to other firms , typically established firms , who develop and sell new products or services based on the technology. In this study of 57 public start-up firms created to commercialize the results of university research, we find evidence that (1) operating through markets for technology is a common approach to commercialization, (2) start-ups that operate in markets for technology can be effectively distinguished in practice from start-ups operating through product markets, and (3) there are substantive differences in the business activities of firms depending on whether they operate through product markets or markets for technology. [source]

A Break from the Past: Impacts and Implications of the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Canada Research Chairs Initiatives,

CANADIAN REVIEW OF SOCIOLOGY/REVUE CANADIENNE DE SOCIOLOGIE, Issue 3 2002
Claire Polster
Cet article cherche à explorer de façon préliminaire la nature et l'im-pact de deux récentes initiatives fédérales concernant la recherche universitaire, soit la Fondation canadienne pour l'innovation et les Chaires de recherche du Canada. Une description des faits saillants de ces initiatives sera suivie d'une analyse centrée sur la manière dont ces initiatives contribuent à réorganiser les relations sociales entre les universités, le gouvernement, le secteur privé et le public général, de même que les relations au sein même de ces organismes. L'analyse considère ègalement les conséquences de cette réorganisation pour les groupes en cause afin d'éclairer les discussions et actions qu'ont engendrées ces initiatives singulières et significatives pour les études supérieures au Canada. This paper aims to explore,in a broad and preliminary way,the nature and impacts of two recent federal initiatives related to university research, namely the creation of the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Canada Research Chairs Program. After describing and highlighting key features of these initiatives, the paper examines how they are helping to reorganize social relations within and between universities, government, the private sector, and the general public. It also considers some implications of these changes for the various parties involved, as a means of informing the latter's discussions of, and responses to, these unique and significant developments in Canadian higher education. [source]