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Evaluations of the factors contributing to the quality and utility of sponsored research have indicated that characteristics of the researchers and funding arrangements tend to explain differences among projects. This article examines the validity of assumptions about the effects of organizational environment, funding level, and project duration on the outcome of funded research. The results of this study suggest a need to reexamine ideas about the determinants of research quality and utility, and implications for managers of research studies are drawn from the findings.
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Her research focuses on research utilization and issues relating to the public workforce. Dr. Wise also has worked as a consultant to the director of the National Institute of Justice from January, 1983 to August, 1984.
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Wise, L.R. Academics and entrepreneurs: Factors affecting the quality and utility of government-sponsored research. Knowledge in Society 1, 85 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03177549
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03177549