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The Policy Rationale For Cross-Sector Research Collaboration And Contemporary Consequences, Turpin Tim, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
The Policy Rationale For Cross-Sector Research Collaboration And Contemporary Consequences, Turpin Tim, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
National policies and practices shape the tools and institutional form of cross-sector research collaboration (CSRC). However, because innovation systems vary considerably across different countries, so too has the evolution of policy. In this special issue contributions review the policy processes and their implications in seven countries: Australia; Norway; Germany; the USA; Spain; Ireland; and the UK. Overall the comparisons reveal some common trends. For example, there is a general trend toward the institutionalisation of collaborative processes and practices in formal organisational structures. However, the variation across systems, governance and industrial structures reinforce the need for a diverse approach to CSRC …
Emerging Forms Of Cross-Sector Collaboration In The Spanish Innovation System, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Irene Ramos-Vielba
Emerging Forms Of Cross-Sector Collaboration In The Spanish Innovation System, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Irene Ramos-Vielba
Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
The Spanish innovation system has grown since the 1980s following a predominantly supply-side model where R&D capacities have concentrated in universities and public research organizations. Since then efforts have been made to stimulate cross-sector linkages. These have relied on university– industry projects, various forms of interface organizations, technology centres and programmes to encourage mobility. However, initiatives have encountered some significant drawbacks. Due to a lack of progress, a range of centres and other collaborative arrangements have emerged since 2000 to try to foster greater collaboration and firm based innovation. The process of policy change and their institutional structure are examined …
Scientists In Charge: The Side Effects Of Hybrid Careers Between Research And Science Policy, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Javier López-Facal, Irene Ramos-Vielba
Scientists In Charge: The Side Effects Of Hybrid Careers Between Research And Science Policy, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Javier López-Facal, Irene Ramos-Vielba
Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
What are the implications of the fact that the most important positions in science policy are held by credentialed and experienced researchers? We propose that appointing scientists to high-level responsibilities in R&D systems have some side effects for both policy making and for the organizational arrangements in S&T organizations that rely on public funding. Stratification mechanisms in the governance of science create a kind of hybrid career between research and science policy. People needed for managing public bodies and research organizations are researchers with expertise in the special arrangements of science. At the same time, distinguished scientists are seen as …
“The Harder They Fall”: Hybrid Careers Between Research And Science Policy, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
“The Harder They Fall”: Hybrid Careers Between Research And Science Policy, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
This article studies professional careers between research and positions of responsibility in the governance of science. The process by which researchers are recruited in science policy organizations is studied as well as the conditioning social mechanisms which intervene in the subsequent development of their careers. 65 professional life stories of researchers that have held management, policy making and political positions in the Spanish R&D system between 1975 and 2007 have been employed. The study identifies organizational, cognitive and institutional social mechanisms that affect the researchers’ careers depending on the scientific specialties of origin, the positions held and the length of …
Anillos De Crecimiento En El Árbol De La Ciencia. La Evolución Institucional Del Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Científicas, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Jesús Sebastián, Javier López-Facal, Enrique Tortosa-Martorell
Anillos De Crecimiento En El Árbol De La Ciencia. La Evolución Institucional Del Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Científicas, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Jesús Sebastián, Javier López-Facal, Enrique Tortosa-Martorell
Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
¿Cuáles son los factores que influyen en los modelos organizativos de los grandes centros públicos de investigación de ámbito nacional? ¿Cómo afectan los cambios a la naturaleza de la actividad científica que realizan? Este artículo utiliza el caso del CSIC para estudiar un proceso de cambio organizativo teniendo en cuenta la tensión entre la dependencia del Estado de estos centros y el alto nivel de autonomía de sus comunidades científicas. El principal propósito es explicar cómo la transformación de la estructura de autoridad, junto a la dependencia de agencias de financiación y evaluación, da lugar a la emergencia de las …
La Gobernanza De La Política Científica Y Tecnológica En España, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Ignacio Fernández-De-Lucio, Emilio Muñoz, Jesús Sebastián, Javier López-Facal, Arturo García-Arroyo
La Gobernanza De La Política Científica Y Tecnológica En España, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Ignacio Fernández-De-Lucio, Emilio Muñoz, Jesús Sebastián, Javier López-Facal, Arturo García-Arroyo
Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
Esta ponencia ha sido elaborada por un grupo de trabajo de la Red CTI/CSIC1 y es fruto de los trabajos y debates internos en la Red en los últimos dos años. Su presentación en el Encuentro de Cáceres pretende abrir el debate con los diferentes actores de los procesos de investigación, de su difusión y gestión, tanto política como operativa. Como resultado de este debate se pretende aportar reflexiones y propuestas que puedan ser útiles en el diseño y ejecución de las políticas científicas y tecnológicas en España. La ponencia se estructura en cuatro partes: las dos primeras plantean aspectos …
¿Hacia Dónde Va La Política Científica Y Tecnológica En España?, Jesús Sebastián, Irene Ramos-Vielba, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
¿Hacia Dónde Va La Política Científica Y Tecnológica En España?, Jesús Sebastián, Irene Ramos-Vielba, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
No abstract provided.
Recursos Humanos En El Sistema Andaluz De Universidades: Análisis Prospectivo De Las Necesidades De Personal Docente E Investigador, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Elena Espinosa-De-Los-Monteros, María Jiménez-Buedo, Manuel Pérez-Yruela
Recursos Humanos En El Sistema Andaluz De Universidades: Análisis Prospectivo De Las Necesidades De Personal Docente E Investigador, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Elena Espinosa-De-Los-Monteros, María Jiménez-Buedo, Manuel Pérez-Yruela
Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
No abstract provided.
Organizational And Functional Dilemmas In Large Public Research Centers: The Spanish National Research Council Csic, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Jesús Sebastián, Javier López-Facal, Enrique Tortosa-Martorell
Organizational And Functional Dilemmas In Large Public Research Centers: The Spanish National Research Council Csic, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Jesús Sebastián, Javier López-Facal, Enrique Tortosa-Martorell
Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
What factors affect the organizational models of the large national public research centers? How does organizational change affect the nature of the scientific activities they perform? This article uses the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) to illustrate an institutional change process taking into account the tension that exists between the public status of research centers and the high level of independence of its scientific communities. The main purpose is to explain how changes in the CSIC’s internal power structure, along with the relationships with external funding and evaluation agencies, cause those research practices considered most legitimate to emerge and …
El Sistema De Incentivos Y Recompensas En La Ciencia Pública Española, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Manuel Pérez-Yruela, Carmen Merchán-Hernández
El Sistema De Incentivos Y Recompensas En La Ciencia Pública Española, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Manuel Pérez-Yruela, Carmen Merchán-Hernández
Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
No abstract provided.
From ‘Apprenticeship’ To ‘Training’: An Empirical Enquiry Into, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
From ‘Apprenticeship’ To ‘Training’: An Empirical Enquiry Into, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
When a person embarks upon a professional scientific career, what features define their training process? How is this process related to scientific practice and, in general, its development within the organisational setting of the R&D system? The changes affecting contemporary science since the late 20th century mirror several characteristic features of the scientific profession, namely the working conditions of scientists, how professional careers are organised, the way in which scientific work is assessed and how scientists are trained in the academic world. Researchers in academic science today are faced with far-reaching reforms which are currently taking place in universities and …
Evaluación Del Plan Andaluz De Investigación, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Manuel Pérez-Yruela, Javier López-Facal
Evaluación Del Plan Andaluz De Investigación, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Manuel Pérez-Yruela, Javier López-Facal
Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
Este documento presenta las conclusiones del ejercicio de evaluación del Plan Andaluz de Investigación llevado a cabo por el IESA-CSIC. El procedimiento de evaluación se ha basado en paneles de expertos, análisis de datos estadísticos y revisión de documentación.