Learning from Science and Technology Policy

A collection of writings by leading American and European scholars in the field of evaluating research, innovation and technology policies, assessing the characteristics, practices and trends of science and technology performance measurement and evaluation in the United States and Europe.

List of figures

vii

List of tables and boxes

ix

List of contributors

xi

Acknowledgments

xv

Learning from science and technology policy evaluation

1

(17)

Philip Shapira

Stefan Kuhlmann

The academic policy analyst as reporter: the who, what and how of evaluating science and technology programs

18

(14)

Irwin Feller

Societal challenges for R&D evaluation

32

(22)

Arie Rip

Frameworks for evaluating S&T policy in the United States

54

(11)

Susan E. Cozzens

Evaluation of research and innovation policy in Europe -- new policies, new frameworks?

65

(16)

Luke Georghiou

The expanding role of peer review processes in the United States

81

(17)

David H. Guston

The evaluation of university research in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, Germany and Austria

98

(34)

David F.J. Campbell

Challenges for the evaluation of complex research programmes

132

(22)

Terttu Luukkonen

Evaluation of the Brite/Euram program

154

(20)

Laurent Bach

Marc-Jacques Ledoux

Mireille Matt

Assessing RTD program portfolios in the European Union

174

(30)

Ken Guy

Factors affecting technology transfer in industry--US federal laboratory partnerships

204

(19)

James S. Dietz

Benchmarking university--industry relationships: a user-centered evaluation approach

223

(21)

Louis G. Tornatzky

Evaluation of regional innovation policies in Europe

244

(16)

Patries Boekholt

Evaluating manufacturing extension services in the United States: experiences and insights

260

(33)

Philip Shapira

Evaluating the impacts of grants on women scientists' careers: the curriculum vitae as a tool for research assessment

293

(23)

Elizabeth Corley

Barry Bozeman

Monica Gaughan

Recognizing the competing values in science and technology organizations: implications for evaluation

316

(23)

Gretchen B. Jordan

Devon Streit

Real options for evaluating public sector R&D investments

339

(13)

Nicholas S. Vonortas

Matt Lackey

Evaluation as a source of `strategic intelligence'

352

(29)

Stefan Kuhlmann

Index

381

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