Contract Research and Development Organizations

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shayne C. Gad ◽  
Charles B. Spainhour
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Contract Research ◽  
Development Organizations

Relationship between Locus of Control, Perceived Group Cohesiveness, and Satisfaction with Coworkers

1978 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 311-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Dailey
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Group Cohesiveness ◽  
Joint Effects ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
Scientists And Engineers ◽  
Main Effects

To determine if locus of control and perceived cohesiveness of a group had singular and joint effects on experienced satisfaction with coworkers 281 scientists and engineers in 15 Research and Development organizations were tested. Main effects and the interaction of the predictors were significant. Persons scoring internally were less satisfied with coworkers than were those who scored externally. Cohesiveness was significantly related to the criterion and subjects designated as externally oriented demonstrated a stronger relationship between perceived cohesiveness and satisfaction with coworkers than their internally oriented counterparts.

Behavioral Intentions and Retention of Technical and Scientific Staff in Research and Development Organizations

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Valéria Steil ◽  
Gertrudes Aparecida Dandolini ◽  
João Artur de Souza ◽  
Denise de Cuffa ◽  
Rejane Costa
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Intention To Leave ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Supervisory Support ◽  
Intention To Stay ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Scientific Staff ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
Private Research

Different reasons influence intentions of technical and scientific professionals to stay or leave their current jobs, impacting the ability of companies to retain these professionals. This paper identified the antecedents of intentions to leave, intentions to stay, and retention of such technical and scientific professionals in private research and development organizations from the Greater Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Data was collected via online questionnaires between December, 2014 and March, 2015. Job satisfaction and supervisory support were negatively related to the intention to leave the organization, and positively related to the intention to stay in the organization. Training and development opportunities and organizational culture presented negative relation only to the intention to leave the organization. The article discusses these results and presents suggestions for future studies.

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