Title :
Organizing for scientific performance: The impact of organizational affiliation on scientific productivity in Nano Science & Technology
Author_Institution :
Enterprise Innovation Inst., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
Abstract :
The relationship between scientific productivity and organizational structure has not been studied extensively to date and further research on this topic is needed to elucidate the role of this potentially important determinant of research productivity. This paper draws on a large and unique data set of more than 14,000 scientists in the multidisciplinary area of Nano Science & Technology (NST) and their publication behavior over a three-year period. The particular form of organization of interest is the specialized NSF-funded NSEC Centers, and it is shown that scientists affiliated with these research centers are more productive than their counterparts in academic departments, University Research Centers and Federal Laboratories
Keywords :
nanotechnology; organisational aspects; research and development management; Federal Laboratories; NSF-funded NSEC Centers; University Research Centers; academic departments; nanoscience; nanotechnology; organizational affiliation; organizational structure; research productivity; scientific performance; scientific productivity; Collaboration; Geography; History; Laboratories; Organizing; Particle measurements; Productivity; Protocols; Technological innovation; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Technology Management for the Global Future, 2006. PICMET 2006
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-14-8
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.2006.296560