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Fisher, Donald; Atkinson-Grosjean, Janet – Higher Education, 2002
Traces the institutionalization of industry-liaison offices and commercialization of research in Canadian universities. Describes how the managers "capture the benefits" of discoveries generated by researchers, and identifies four major themes: intellectual property policy, culture conflict, boundary work, and the public good. Explores…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Intellectual Property, Research
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Dixon, Keith; And Others – Higher Education, 1995
A study investigated the attitudes of 48 researchers who prepare annual reports for New Zealand's public colleges and universities during a period of substantial change in the reporting process. The analysts felt the reporting changes were driven externally by legislation and internally by institutional administrators and accountants. Responses to…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Rathgeber, Eva M. – Higher Education, 1988
African university research is rarely used by policy-makers in the development planning process because there is mutual suspicion between the university and government, there is a dichotomy between university-based researchers and the rural populations intended as the beneficiaries of development, and research is seriously underfunded. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
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Slatyer, Ralph O. – Higher Education, 1994
Australia's Cooperative Research Centres Program, a system of 52 research and development (R&D) units, links researchers from public and private sectors, helping industry and scientific community coordinate research efforts. The program represents 6% of the national R&D effort and spans six major R&D and industry sectors. (MSE)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Decision Making, Federal Aid, Foreign Countries