Browsing 2011 Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy by Title
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The impact of ERC on universities and research organisations
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)This paper seeks to analyse strategic reactions of universities and research organisations to an external shock i.e. the new funding instruments of the European Research Council. It analyses how changes are mediated through ... -
The Impact of Institution Quality, Cluster Strength and TLO Licensing Capacity on the Rate of Academic Staff Spin-offs
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-17)This paper examines the spawning of new company founders' from 124 leading U.S. academic institutions, using a unique database. We examine both local and non-local spin-offs of academic faculty members. Accordingly, the ... -
The Impact of Offshoring on the Innovation Trajectories of Firms and Individuals
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-16)Between 2000 and 2005, a lot of U.S. optoelectronic component firms moved manufacturing offshore. This research studies the impact of manufacturing offshore affects the innovation trajectories at firm and individual level. ... -
Impact of research funding on nanobiotechnology scientific production: does concentration in a few universities make sense
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)This study measures the impact of university-funded research and collaboration on scientific production of Canadian nanobiotechnology academics. Results suggest that individual funding and a strong position in the past ... -
Impacts of the ERC on the research funding landscape in Europe
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)The paper studies early impacts of the recently established European Research Council on the national funding councils in the EU member states. An important part of the paper is a discussion of an appropriate conceptual ... -
The Indian Automotive Industry: Enhancing innovation capability with external and internal resources
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-16)India s automotive industry is one of the successful cases of India s economic liberalisation strategy set into motion since 1991. The industry which was dominated by a few domestic manufacturers was hardly known for any ... -
The influence of research on policy
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)This study investigates linkage and relationship between research and policy, discusses research dissemination and research utilisation in policy practice, studies two cases of how research can be contributed to policy ... -
Informing U.S. International Science and Technology (S&T) Engagement Strategies Using Bibliometrics and International Collaborative Networks
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-17)The IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute sought to examine options for U.S. international scientific engagement with nine countries of interest by developing an objective approach using bibliometric and network ... -
InnoScape: A Creative Artificial Ecosystem Model of Boundary Processes in Open Science
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-17)Innovation communities are characterized and formalized as complex adaptive communication systems that exhibit the traits of self-organized creative artificial ecosystems. An agent-based exploratory simulation study is ... -
Innovation and Public Goods: Implications for Policymaking and Economic Development
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)Based on recent findings of an empirical study (Dutrénit, et al, 2011) funded by the Mexican Ministry of Economy, this paper examines the nature of innovation in developing countries (emphasizing the case of México) and ... -
Innovation policy complexity: actors, action and interaction
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)This paper explores the ways in which normative innovation policy studies treat policy processes, in particular actors, instruments, institutions and interactions. We argue that the normative innovation policy literature ... -
Institutional Integration as Capacity Building: The Case of Bayh-Dole
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)I introduce the concept of institutional integration in the context of anticipatory governance. The aim of anticipatory integration is to build capacities for socially robust innovation. I illustrate this concept with an ... -
An Integrated Model of the Production and Scientific Evaluation of Interdisciplinary Research
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)This production-economics model provides a foundation for a number of science-policy issues about interdisciplinary research. The theory s graphical representation illustrates challenges of interdisciplinary tenure decisions, ... -
International Collaboration and Research Quality: Evidence from the US-China Collaboration in Nanotechnology
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)Based on a longitudinal publication data of 77 Chinese nanoscientists, this study empirically examines the impact of US-China collaboration on the research performance of Chinese researchers. The study found that US-China ... -
Inventor Characteristics according to the Types of Organization Where Patents were Invented: Evidence from the Korea Inventor Survey
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-16)This paper aims to investigate the difference in inventing characteristics of inventors according to the types of organization (large firms, small firms, universities, public research institutes) where they are affiliated. ... -
Key Success Factors in the Quest for Interdisciplinary Knowledge
(2011-09-15)The changing dynamics of scientific research means that it is often called upon to generate innovative solutions to complex, multi-dimensional, policy-related problems on a regional, national or global scale. The ability ... -
Knowledge exchange in the Social Sciences and the Humanities: informal links in a Public Research Organization
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-17)This paper analyzes how researchers in the Social Sciences and the Humanities engage in knowledge exchange with potential beneficiaries of their research, and the way in which the institutional context affects these ... -
Knowledge Exchange through Informal Interaction under Complex Social Relations: A Network Study of Handloom Clusters in Kerala, India
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)When agents exchange knowledge through informal interaction, their social relations may influence their production relations. We study the Saliyar community cluster in Kerala, India, on how their thickly homophilous networks ... -
Knowledge Transfer Yields Dividend for the NSF Science and Technology Centers Program
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)This paper presents the performance and policy questions raised in a recent review of the STC program by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Specifically, the AAAS study assessed of the value ... -
Learning to Play the Game: An Enhanced Indicator to Investigate Graduate Training Programs in Science and Engineering
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-17)The need to encourage future generations of students in the pursuit of science and technological research has been viewed as a cornerstone of US efforts to maintain leadership in research, development, and innovation. ...