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Zapp, Mike – Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 2022
Global science expansion and the 'skills premium' in labor markets have been extensively discussed in the literature on the global knowledge economy, yet the focus on, broadly-speaking, knowledge-related personnel as a key factor is surprisingly absent. This article draws on UIS and OECD data on research and development (R&D) personnel for the…
Descriptors: Knowledge Economy, Trend Analysis, Labor Market, Research and Development
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Bekerman, Fabiana – Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 2013
This study looks at some of the traits that characterized Argentina's scientific and university policies under the military regime that spanned from 1976 through 1983. To this end, it delves into a rarely explored empirical observation: financial resource transfers from national universities to the National Scientific and Technological Research…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Scientific Research, Foreign Countries, Financial Support
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Rodman, Karmen; Biloslavo, Roberto; Bratoz, Silva – Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 2013
The present paper proposes a theoretical model of institutional quality of a higher education institution (HEI) which, in addition to the internal dimensions of quality, incorporates also the external dimension, i.e. the outcomes dimension. This dimension has been neglected by the quality standards and models examined in our paper. Furthermore,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Quality, Models
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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
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Pouris, Anastassios – Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 2007
The accurate measurement of the time spent by academics on research and development activities is of great importance to universities and government. This essay outlines the ways in which different countries estimate these factors, and suggests ways of producing more reliable estimates.
Descriptors: Research and Development, Measurement Techniques, Costs, Research Administration
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Powell, Walter W.; Owen-Smith, Jason; Colyvas, Jeannette A. – Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 2007
American universities are purported to excel at technology transfer. This assumption, however, masks important features of American innovation. Attempts to emulate the US example must recognize the heterogeneity of its industries and institutions of higher education. Stanford University and the biomedical cluster in Boston, Massachusetts,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property
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Cassity, Elizabeth; Ang, Ien – Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 2006
National research policies are today driven by the concept of the "knowledge society", in which development is deemed to follow the application of new ideas. Australia, like other countries, has encouraged partnerships between the universities and industry. This essay examines how Australian scholars in the humanities have responded to…
Descriptors: Industry, Foreign Countries, Humanities, Educational Policy