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Competition between basic and applied research in the organizational behaviour of public research labs

Journal of Economics Library

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Title Competition between basic and applied research in the organizational behaviour of public research labs
 
Creator COCCIA, Mario;

CNR -- National Research Council of Italy &Arizona State University 

 

CNR -- National Research Council of Italy

Via Real Collegio, 30-10024, Moncalieri (TO), Italy

 

Arizona State University | Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity

550 East Orange St., Tempe, AZ | 85287-4804
 
Subject Applied research; Basic research; Public research organization; Public lab; Science policy; Organizational behaviour; Public management.
B50; B59; I23; L20; L29; O33.
 
Description Abstract. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the competition between basic and applied research within public research organizations. International publications are considered here a proxy of basic research, whereas self-financing deriving from technology transfer activities is an indicator of applied research. Results suggest, within one of the largest European research organizations an increasing competition between basic and applied research, both in human and natural sciences, due to shrinking of public research lab budgets. In particular, institutes and scientists pay more attention to applied research activities, which are capable of attracting market funds for economic survival of public research labs but this organizational behaviour reduces basic research activity in the long run. Managerial and organizational behaviour of public research organizations are also discussed.Keywords. Applied research, Basic research, Public research organization, Public lab, Science policy, Organizational behaviour, Public management.JEL. B50, B59, I23, L20, L29, O33.
 
Publisher Journal of Economics Library
 
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Date 2018-07-18
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEL/article/view/1652
10.1453/jel.v5i2.1652
 
Source Journal of Economics Library; Vol 5, No 2 (2018): June; 118-133
2149-2379
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEL/article/view/1652/1687
 
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