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Growing an Emerging Research University
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Birx, Donald L.; Anderson-Fletcher, Elizabeth; Whitney, Elizabeth – Journal of Research Administration, 2013
The emerging research college or university is one of the most formidable resources a region has to reinvent and grow its economy. This paper is the first of two that outlines a process of building research universities that enhance regional technology development and facilitate flexible networks of collaboration and resource sharing. Although the…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Educational Development, Developing Institutions, College Administration
The Governance of University Knowledge Transfer: A Critical Review of the Literature
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Geuna, Aldo; Muscio, Alessandro – Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 2009
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…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Higher Education, Industry, Copyrights
The Implications of New Organizational Patterns of Research.
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Taylor, Michael G. – Higher Education Management, 1989
Pressure for innovation has brought universities and industry closer together. The nature of the relationship depends on the industry's ability to conduct its own research. In many countries, concern exists about the way in which research involvement may preempt universities' academic time and resources at the expense of basic research. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutional Autonomy
Education for Research Administrators: Where to Go from Here.
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Chermside, Herbert B. – SRA Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1991
This reprinted 1970 article examines the need for and the education of college and university research administrators. The article stresses the need for research administrators to have knowledge of basic business theory and practice; a feeling for research theory and practice; an ability to work with funding agencies; and understanding of how…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Business Administration, College Administration
Research Administration in Colleges and Universities: Characteristics and Resources.
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Baker, Joe G.; Wohlpart, Alfred – Research Management Review, 1998
A national survey of college and university chief research officers conducted in July 1996 provided comparative data concerning the characteristics of research administration in a modern institution, including funding levels and sources, facilities and staff resources, and other program information. Data are grouped by institution type and sector.…
Descriptors: College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Facilities, Financial Support
A Blueprint for Establishing a Successful Office of Sponsored Programs: The Public Health Service Historically Black College and University Capacity Building Program.
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Roumel, Theodore J. – SRA Journal, 1994
A Public Health Service's demonstration project brought together four historically black colleges and universities, public funding, and professional research administrator expertise to determine the impact of establishing a campus-sponsored research office. The program was found successful and may be useful for other small and midsized…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Black Colleges, College Administration, Federal Aid