scholarly journals Social R&D in Four Portraits: An Exploratory Study of the Eerging Feld of Social Research and Development in Canada’s Nonprofit Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxime Goulet-Langlois ◽  
Naomi Nichols ◽  
Jason Pearman
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
Shared Understanding ◽  
Social Purpose ◽  
General Lack ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Mix Methods

Since 2015, Canadian practitioners and funders have been adapting research and development (R&D) principles and practices to the context of social purpose organizations (SPOs) to increase the trans-sectoral capacity to generate social innovations. As a result, Social R&D is rapidly gaining popularity among a diversified array of organizations. This article distills the findings of a mix-methods exploratory study and offers a typology of four different Social R&D conceptualizations and practices. An analysis of the literature and of the empirical findings indicates a general lack of shared understanding about what Social R&D entails as a concept or a process. Further precision of meaning is needed to judge of Social R&D’s specific value or to responsibly support its implementation through policy.

A Study on Relationships Among Software Engineering Capabilities in Japan Using Panel Analysis

2013 ◽  
pp. 180-192
Author(s):  
Yasuo Kadono
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Software Engineering ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Panel Analysis ◽  
Management Quality ◽  
Assurance Process

To understand how software engineering capabilities relate to IT vendors’ business performance and business environment, the author designed social research on software engineering excellence (SEE) and administered it in 2005, 2006 and 2007 with the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The author measured the SEE survey results with regard to seven factors including service science characteristics: deliverables, project management, quality assurance, process improvement, research and development, human development, and contact with customers. This paper integrates 233 responses to the SEE surveys into a new database and identified 151 unique IT firms. Based on the results of the panel analysis, most SEE factors for a year had significant positive influences on the same factors the next year. Three paths existed to improving the level of deliverables through project management, quality assurance and research and development. Some SEE factors had significant positive influence on different factors in the following year diagonally. Some negative paths existed, implying that effort put toward a particular factor did not pay off during the research. These efforts may have longer-term effects on other SEE factors. In comparison to the overall structure, stratified analysis on the relationships among the seven factors suggested that year-to-year relationships of the independent vendors tend to be strengthened due to enhancement of series correlation.

scholarly journals Efficiency of the research and development activities of technical universities in Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 258-274
Author(s):  
Irena Łącka ◽  
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Łukasz Brzezicki ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Production Factors ◽  
Transfer Of Technology ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Dea Method ◽  
Low Efficiency

In the 21st century knowledge-based economy, long-term economic growth and development depend on the ability to use the knowledge and technology so as to create product, process, organisational, marketing and even social innovations. The knowledge and technology, human resources and social capital (facilitating the transfer of technology from the world of science to the economy), comprise the most important production factors today. Research and development (R&D) activities are among the diverse determinants affecting the economy’s ability to innovate. They are carried out by public technical universities. One of the tasks that these entities face is to conduct basic, industrial (applied) research and development works. Their results can then be transferred to industrial and service enterprises as novel solutions. Research and development activities of universities are financed mainly from public sources, which suggests the need to assess the efficiency of this task. This can be done with the use of various methods, e.g. the non-parametric DEA method. The purpose of the paper is to measure the efficiency of research and development activities of public technical universities in Poland with the aid of the DEA method. The fourteen universities which in the years 2015–2017 reported to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW) were included in the study. The efficiency of the universities in filing new patent solutions and being granted patents was analysed. The results acquired indicate very low and low efficiency of most Polish technical universities. This is due both to a small number of patent applications and a small number of patents granted. In the examined period, the group of most efficient technical universities in both aspects comprised 4 to 5 universities.

scholarly journals We Don't Do Google, We Do Massive Attacks: Notes on Creative R&D Collaborations

Leonardo ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-95
Author(s):  
Jonathan Foster ◽  
Angela Lin ◽  
Ernest Edmonds
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Extensive Experience ◽  
Collective Case Study ◽  
Study Approach

The article presents findings from an exploratory study investigating the nature of collaborative research and development in creative industries. Participants in the study are two creative SMEs with extensive experience of participating in collaborative projects. A collective case study approach is adopted with data collected on the factors impinging on the effectiveness of such collaborations. Findings are presented at the macro and micro levels of such collaborations. The paper concludes with a summary of some of the challenges faced by small creative SMEs when collaborating with other organizations during the research and development process.

Is ‘persistent postural perceptual dizziness’ a helpful diagnostic label? A qualitative exploratory study

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
David Herdman ◽  
Anna Evetovits ◽  
Harry Donkin Everton ◽  
Louisa Murdin
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Shared Understanding ◽  
Functional Disorders ◽  
Illness Beliefs ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Patient Views ◽  
Perception Of Control ◽  
Diagnostic Label

BACKGROUND: Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD) is a recently defined functional syndrome. In other functional disorders there has been concern that the label itself can have negative effects, but research on patient views of PPPD is lacking. OBJECTIVE: To understand patient views of the PPPD label METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 people with PPPD and thematically analysed. RESULTS: Four themes were identified. Theme 1 reflects reassurance and validation received through a ‘label’. Theme 2 reflects re-evaluation of illness-beliefs, with the diagnosis giving greater perception of control but also perception of having serious consequences. Theme 3 reflects difficulty understanding terminology. Participants rarely understood “persistent”, “perceptual” and “postural”. They did not tend to use the term “PPPD” to others or themselves. Some interpreted “persistent” as meaning “poor prognosis”. Theme 4 reflects lack of psychological attribution, since participants normalised the experience of distress, but did not view this as part of PPPD. CONCLUSIONS: These data support the relevance of PPPD beyond simply classification. However patients found the components of the term itself confusing and did not tend to adopt it when relating their condition to others or themselves. Simplifying the nomenclature could facilitate shared understanding and management, even potentially influencing outcome.

scholarly journals INTEREST GROUP SESSION—AGING WORKFORCE: WORK AND PRODUCTIVE AGING: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S374-S374
Author(s):  
Jim Emerman ◽  
Cal J Halvorsen ◽  
Jim Emerman
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Productive Aging ◽  
Aging Workforce ◽  
Social Purpose ◽  
New Ways Of Working ◽  
Older Volunteers ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Abstract With much of the world experiencing population aging and a strong need—and desire—among many approaching later life to work longer than past norms, individuals and institutions are experimenting with new ways of working. Yet given the complexities of navigating the work environment in later life, including aspects of cumulative (dis)advantage that help or hinder one’s work prospects, the pull to socially impactful work in the nonprofit sector, and the day-to-day experience of such work in later life, outcomes from this work can vary. Consequently, this symposium will focus on the challenges and opportunities of working longer and their relevance to a productive aging model. The first paper will provide a framework for engaging in the conversation on productive engagement in later life. It will give particular consideration to older workers with lower levels of socioeconomic status in OECD countries. The second paper will discuss results from more than 1,400 surveys of fellows and organizational hosts that have participated in the Encore Fellowships Network, which matches mid- and late-career workers (typically corporate retirees) to non-profit organizations seeking their skills and experience. The third and final paper will reveal findings from an experience sampling methods study of two groups of older adults over the age of 60: founders or leaders of social purpose organizations, and older volunteers. We will conclude by facilitating a discussion on ideas for future scholarship on longer working lives, with particular emphasis on individuals with less advantage as well as those pursuing social purpose work.

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