Patterns of interaction between national and multinational corporations and Brazilian universities/public research institutes

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. C. do Couto e Silva Neto ◽  
U. P. dos Santos ◽  
V. Parreiras Oliveira ◽  
P. G. de Castro ◽  
L. T. de Melo Franco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Public Research ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
Patterns Of Interaction

Measuring Scientific Research Performance of Romanian Public Research Entities

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 52-66
Author(s):  
Silviu-Mihail Tiţă
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Research Performance ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Quantitative Model ◽  
Public Research ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Romanian Academy

In this period, the science sector plays a strategic role to increase the economic growth of countries and for this reason the measure and evaluation of research performance of its units (public research institutes) is needed. The most model for evaluate research is based on peer review, but when this method in Romania become inefficient the alternative was quantitative model One of the quantitative model is RELEV. The author used this model to evaluate more than 100 Romanian research entities: National Research Institutes, Universities, Research institutes of the Romanian Academy, Medical Units and Companies.

The ‘Voice’ Approach of Trade Associations: Support for SMEs Accessing a Research Institute

10.1068/c16m ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 439-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiro Izushi
Keyword(s):  
Textile Industry ◽  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
Public Research ◽  
Trade Associations ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
Information Gap ◽  
Use Of Services ◽  
External Sources ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Research Institute

Access to external sources of technical knowledge is one of the keys to staying innovative for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The literature suggests that SMEs with a weak internal R&D capacity do not make much use of institutional sources like research institutes and universities. In this paper I investigate how trade associations can induce member SMEs to use a research institute. The case of a public research institute and SMEs in the textile industry in Kyoto, Japan is examined. Evidence from the case suggests that trade associations facilitate the use of the institute by expressing a collective ‘voice’ to the management of the institute. The effect is evident among active members in the use of services involving a large information gap as to their benefits. I also consider a shortcoming of the collective approach and suggest some measures to be taken on the part of research institutes.

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