13/7/9 1505721 NTIS accession number: De90519737/XAB Finanzielle F+E-Foerderung der zentralregierung in grossbritannien mit einer fachlichen detailanalyse des bereichs biotechnologie. (Financial support for research and development provided by central government in the united kingdom, with a detailed technical analysis of UK financial support for R+D in biotechnology)

1991 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 344-345
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Technical Analysis ◽  
Accession Number ◽  
The United Kingdom

How should financial support for research be distributed to Universities? The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) in England and Wales

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Goldberg ◽  
Anthony Mann
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Research Assessment ◽  
Research Assessment Exercise ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
University Departments ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Support Research

SUMMARYIn the United Kingdom, the “Research Assessment Exercise” is used by central government as a way of distributing infra-structure funds to University departments to support research. Departments with the highest ratings get extra support, while departments with low ratings may have their existing support withdrawn. The paper describes an exercise aimed at improving the rating obtained by one such department.

The Role of Performance Indicators in Housing Management: A Critique

1994 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 609-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Smith ◽  
R Walker
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Performance Indicator ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
Housing Management ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness

In this paper an evaluation of the housing management performance indicators regime in the United Kingdom is provided. First, the context in which performance measurement in the housing service in the United Kingdom has developed is set and lessons are drawn from the use of statutory indicators following the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. By examining the performance indicator regime in Wales it is suggested that the regime is flawed because it provides information which points towards the economic efficiency of service provision rather than explaining the effectiveness of services. This is compounded by the multiple audience that the performance indicator regime is targeted at: tenants, local government, and central government. The conflict arising from the multiple target groups results in the regime being unable to serve properly its primary audience, that is, tenants. To conclude the paper, some alternatives are suggested, and the need for performance indicators to be seen as tools for evaluating the relative efficiency and effectiveness of local authority housing management over time is highlighted.

Can increasing expenditure on research and development really be justified?

1997 ◽  
Vol 211 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
R. A. Bryson
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Adam Smith ◽  
The United States ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Sales Growth ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Development Expenditure ◽  
Commercial Research ◽  
National Economies

Economists since Adam Smith have recognized the contribution of innovation to profitability and growth. The relationship between corporate research and development and subsequent sales growth, both across and within industries, has been examined by many authors. Results have been varied showing at best no more than the suggestion of a causal relationship between research and development input and growth. These results are reviewed together with the various theories which have been developed in an attempt to explain the connection between technical innovation and growth. Starting with an examination of various national economies, the rate of commercial research and development expenditure has been compared to the rate of national growth. A number of industries in the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and the United States of America were also examined, taking the automotive industry as a particular case. In addition to using published data a survey of smaller vehicle manufacturers in the United Kingdom was conducted. Although positive correlation was found at an international and industry level, no association between research and development expenditure and sales growth was found at a company or project level in the United Kingdom.

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