This article explores the adoption of agile methods for the management of projects in
collaborative research initiatives. The use of the scrum framework, a specific set of agile …

Purpose–The purpose of this research is to identify how the management of university
institutes can be improved through adoption of an integrated performance measurement …

Scientific collaboration is increasing in frequency and importance. It has the potential to
solve complex scientific problems and promote various political, economic, and social …

Universities are seen by many to be increasingly significant sources of knowledge and
capabilities within the knowledge economy. Policy-makers and analysts alike have begun to …

This paper analyzes the effect of university research centers on the productivity and
collaboration patterns of university faculty. University research centers are an important …

Research collaboration is perhaps the singular feature that university research centers,
broadly defined, share. Yet, there has been little systematic study of the center-level …

This paper uses data from a national survey of academic researchers in the US to detect
how different types of university research centers affect individual-level university–industry …

Cooperative research centers (CRCs) are key mechanisms for national and subnational
governments and private industry for achieving social and economic outcomes with science …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine organizational cross-culture
differences in public-private research-oriented relationships. More precisely, it focusses on …

This research provides performance metrics for cooperative research centers that enhance
translational research through partnerships formed by government, industry and academia …