NDLI: Evaluating the social economic benefits of publicly funded basic research via scientists’ career mobility

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Evaluating the social economic benefits of publicly funded basic research via scientists’ career mobility

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Zellner, Christian
Copyright Year	2002
Description	The paper argues that studies of the social role of basic research and its contribution to innovation and technological development in the commercial sector tend to overemphasise the propositional knowledge it produces. Differentiating this propositional knowledge from underlying, generic problem-solving procedures, it is suggested that the latter are socially useful beyond the scientific process. Their universal nature makes them important inputs for the R&D activities of innovative firms. Due to the natural and institutional limits on the transferability of instrumental knowledge, the paper suggests that an evaluation of the social value of basic research must focus on the career trajectories of scientists who migrated from basic research institutions into the commercial sector.
Related Links	https://academic.oup.com/rev/article-pdf/11/1/27/4556042/11-1-27.pdf
Ending Page	35
Page Count	9
Starting Page	27
ISSN	09582029
e-ISSN	14715449
DOI	10.3152/147154402781776970
Journal	Research Evaluation
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	11
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2002-04-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	History and Philosophy of Science Basic Research Scientists Innovation Career Commercial Propositional Differentiating Evaluation of the Social
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Library and Information Sciences

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