Research funding and academic engagement : a Singapore case
Universities have been called upon to work more closely with the industry and actively take part in economic development. Research funding has been used as an instrument to direct research agenda and promote technology partnership. The study examines how research funding is associated with various a...
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| author | Hooi, Rosalie Wang, Jue |
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| description | Universities have been called upon to work more closely with the industry and actively take part in economic development. Research funding has been used as an instrument to direct research agenda and promote technology partnership. The study examines how research funding is associated with various academic engagement in the context of Singapore, a country with explicit policies to encourage university-industry collaboration. Based on a survey with 276 academics in STEM fields, we find that research funding does play a role in academic engagement. In particular, funding from industry is observed to have a significant correlation with patent licensing, consultancy, and serving on advisory board. In addition to funding, more on-the-ground university and government effort to support academic scientists in their commercialisation activity, in particular, new ventures, would be helpful. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1435222020-09-07T06:54:17Z Research funding and academic engagement : a Singapore case Hooi, Rosalie Wang, Jue School of Social Sciences Social sciences::General Government Funding Industry Funding Universities have been called upon to work more closely with the industry and actively take part in economic development. Research funding has been used as an instrument to direct research agenda and promote technology partnership. The study examines how research funding is associated with various academic engagement in the context of Singapore, a country with explicit policies to encourage university-industry collaboration. Based on a survey with 276 academics in STEM fields, we find that research funding does play a role in academic engagement. In particular, funding from industry is observed to have a significant correlation with patent licensing, consultancy, and serving on advisory board. In addition to funding, more on-the-ground university and government effort to support academic scientists in their commercialisation activity, in particular, new ventures, would be helpful. Ministry of Education (MOE) National Research Foundation (NRF) Accepted version The study was supported by Singapore Ministry of Education [MOE AcRF Tier 1 Grant] and the Singapore National Research Foundation [NRF2014 - NRF - SRIE001 - 023]. 2020-09-07T06:54:17Z 2020-09-07T06:54:17Z 2019 Journal Article Hooi, R., & Wang, J. (2019). Research funding and academic engagement: a Singapore case. Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 18(2), 162–174. doi:10.1080/14778238.2019.1638739 1477-8238 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143522 10.1080/14778238.2019.1638739 2-s2.0-85068926321 2 18 162 174 en Knowledge Management Research and Practice This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Knowledge Management Research and Practice on 12 Jul 2019, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14778238.2019.1638739. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::General Government Funding Industry Funding Hooi, Rosalie Wang, Jue Research funding and academic engagement : a Singapore case |
| title | Research funding and academic engagement : a Singapore case |
| title_full | Research funding and academic engagement : a Singapore case |
| title_fullStr | Research funding and academic engagement : a Singapore case |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research funding and academic engagement : a Singapore case |
| title_short | Research funding and academic engagement : a Singapore case |
| title_sort | research funding and academic engagement a singapore case |
| topic | Social sciences::General Government Funding Industry Funding |
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