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Metabolism of Public Research Organizations: How Do Laboratories Consume State Subsidies?

Author: Mario Coccia

Published in: Public Organization Review | Issue 4/2019

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The goal of this study is to suggest a new approach, called metabolism of research organizations, which analyzes how labs consume public funding to manage their structures. A case study of one of the biggest European public research organizations reveals that public funding for research is mainly used for the cost of personnel, which has a growth rate higher than revenue (state subsidy and public contracts over time). This imbalance of growth rates within public research body under study seems to be a source of organizational inefficiencies. This new approach can support best practices of R&D management.

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Title: Metabolism of Public Research Organizations: How Do Laboratories Consume State Subsidies?
Author: Mario Coccia
Publication date: 27-07-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Public Organization Review / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 1566-7170
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7098
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-018-0421-y

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