Knowledge transfer activities in social sciences and humanities: Explaining the interactions of research groups with non-academic agents

The aim of this research is to achieve a better understanding of the processes underlying knowledge transfer (KT) in social sciences and humanities (SSH). The paper addresses: first, the extent of SSH research groups' engagement in KT and the formal KT activities used to interact with non-acade...

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Autores: Olmos Peñuela, Julia, Castro Martínez, Elena, D'Este Cukierman, Pablo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Palabra clave:Humanities
Social sciences
Research groups
Science–society interactions
Societal impact
Knowledge transfer activities
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spelling Knowledge transfer activities in social sciences and humanities: Explaining the interactions of research groups with non-academic agentsOlmos Peñuela, JuliaCastro Martínez, ElenaD'Este Cukierman, PabloHumanitiesSocial sciencesResearch groupsScience–society interactionsSocietal impactKnowledge transfer activitiesThe aim of this research is to achieve a better understanding of the processes underlying knowledge transfer (KT) in social sciences and humanities (SSH). The paper addresses: first, the extent of SSH research groups' engagement in KT and the formal KT activities used to interact with non-academic communities; and second, how the characteristics of research groups may influence engagement in various types of KT. The empirical analysis is at research group level using data derived from a questionnaire of SSH research groups belonging to the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC). We find that KT activities are based on relational rather than commercial activities. The most frequent relational activities in which SSH research groups engage are consultancy and contract research. We find also that the characteristics of research groups (e.g. size and multidisciplinarity) and individuals (e.g. academic status and star scientist) are associated with involvement in KT activities and that a deliberate focus on the societal impacts and relevance of the research conducted is strongly related to active engagement of research groups in all the modes of KT considered in this study. From a managerial perspective, our findings suggest that measures promoting a focus on the societal impact of research could enhance research groups' engagement in KT activities. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.The study benefited from financial support from the Spanish National R&D Plan (Ref.: SEJ2005-24033-E) and the Valencian Regional Government (Ref.: GV06/225). This research is framed within a broader investigation conducted by Julia Olmos Peñuela within her PhD, and supported by a fellowship funded by the Ministry of Education through the F.P.U program [AP2007-01850].Peer ReviewedElsevierMinisterio de Educación (España)Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)Generalitat ValencianaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]2014201420142014info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Preprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/107516reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2013.12.004Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/1075162026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Knowledge transfer activities in social sciences and humanities: Explaining the interactions of research groups with non-academic agents
title Knowledge transfer activities in social sciences and humanities: Explaining the interactions of research groups with non-academic agents
spellingShingle Knowledge transfer activities in social sciences and humanities: Explaining the interactions of research groups with non-academic agents
Olmos Peñuela, Julia
Humanities
Social sciences
Research groups
Science–society interactions
Societal impact
Knowledge transfer activities
title_short Knowledge transfer activities in social sciences and humanities: Explaining the interactions of research groups with non-academic agents
title_full Knowledge transfer activities in social sciences and humanities: Explaining the interactions of research groups with non-academic agents
title_fullStr Knowledge transfer activities in social sciences and humanities: Explaining the interactions of research groups with non-academic agents
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge transfer activities in social sciences and humanities: Explaining the interactions of research groups with non-academic agents
title_sort Knowledge transfer activities in social sciences and humanities: Explaining the interactions of research groups with non-academic agents
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Olmos Peñuela, Julia
Castro Martínez, Elena
D'Este Cukierman, Pablo
author Olmos Peñuela, Julia
author_facet Olmos Peñuela, Julia
Castro Martínez, Elena
D'Este Cukierman, Pablo
author_role author
author2 Castro Martínez, Elena
D'Este Cukierman, Pablo
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ministerio de Educación (España)
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
Generalitat Valenciana
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Humanities
Social sciences
Research groups
Science–society interactions
Societal impact
Knowledge transfer activities
topic Humanities
Social sciences
Research groups
Science–society interactions
Societal impact
Knowledge transfer activities
description The aim of this research is to achieve a better understanding of the processes underlying knowledge transfer (KT) in social sciences and humanities (SSH). The paper addresses: first, the extent of SSH research groups' engagement in KT and the formal KT activities used to interact with non-academic communities; and second, how the characteristics of research groups may influence engagement in various types of KT. The empirical analysis is at research group level using data derived from a questionnaire of SSH research groups belonging to the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC). We find that KT activities are based on relational rather than commercial activities. The most frequent relational activities in which SSH research groups engage are consultancy and contract research. We find also that the characteristics of research groups (e.g. size and multidisciplinarity) and individuals (e.g. academic status and star scientist) are associated with involvement in KT activities and that a deliberate focus on the societal impacts and relevance of the research conducted is strongly related to active engagement of research groups in all the modes of KT considered in this study. From a managerial perspective, our findings suggest that measures promoting a focus on the societal impact of research could enhance research groups' engagement in KT activities. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
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