Title :
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) and technology transfer
Author :
Shahidi, H. ; Xue, Lan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Manage., George Washington Univ., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
This paper is the first in a planned series of research topics relating to Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) and their role in Federal research and development (R&D) technology transfer. In this initial paper, the authors (1) briefly outline the historical development of FFRDCs; (2) discuss the statutory and regulatory definition of FFRDCs; (3) examine FFRDC funding levels in the context of the total national R&D resource levels; and (4) provide the most recent organizational information of all FFRDCs. Future research directions relating to technology transfer aspects of FFRDCs are discussed
Keywords :
economics; research and development management; technology transfer; Federally Funded Research and Development Centers; organizational information; regulatory definition; statutory definition; technology transfer; total national R&D resource levels; Engineering management; Laboratories; National security; Power generation economics; Research and development; Research and development management; Systems engineering and theory; Technology management; Technology transfer; US Government;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Management Conference, 1994. 'Management in Transition: Engineering a Changing World', Proceedings of the 1994 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Dayton North, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1955-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.1994.379937
