The introduction of competitive rankings and research assessment frameworks have necessitated that research organisations continually monitor their research strengths and weaknesses. Such monitoring is essential to be able to strategically respond in a competitive environment. There is little research on the role of research management in research…

Universities have long been involved in knowledge transfer activities. Yet the last 30 years have seen major changes in the governance of university-industry interactions. Knowledge transfer has become a strategic issue: as a source of funding for university research and (rightly or wrongly) as a policy tool for economic development. Universities…

Intense global technological and market competition is reshaping the world economic and political order in ways that have important long-term implications for the organization of research in America's universities. (MSE)

As America's businesses restructure and streamline operations to meet new foreign and domestic challenges, colleges and universities are offering help in the form of flexible informational, technical, and instructional services. An effective and sustained relationship between industry and institution requires cooperation and a balance of the…

Changes in federal policies and new federal programs intended to improve American competitiveness in the world markets have spurred increased interest in university developed technologies and the technology transfer programs that attempt to move these technologies from the campus into commercial application. (Author/MLW)