The Front-End of R&D at Non-profit Research Centers — How Does Research Produce Impact?

Rui Nuno Castro and João José Pinto Ferreira ()
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Rui Nuno Castro: Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research, R. Alfredo Allen 455/461, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
João José Pinto Ferreira: ��FEUP Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, INESC TEC — INESC Technology and Science, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n 4200-465 Porto, Portugal

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), 2023, vol. 20, issue 03, 1-22

Abstract: This study reviewed the literature to understand “how does research produce impact?†. Despite all discussion threads in the literature, it was clear that management of the Front-end of Innovation (FEI) of non-profit research centers has received little attention. As a result, this study was a first step toward proposing a model that describes the Front-End of R&D at non-profit Research Centers. This paper is an Integrative Literature Review that follows the PRISMA statement methodology. Building on FEI2O’s High-Level Ontology, this paper’s contribution elicited relevant constructs from the literature and took the first steps to extend it to the Front-End of R&D. New research-related concepts such as the RESEARCH CONCEPT, the INFLUENCING FACTORS, and the RESEARCH PROJECT were introduced. The RESEARCH PROJECT produces RESULTS that may have an IMPACT ON SOCIETY. All these concepts are interconnected through a feedback loop that feeds the FEI2O: STRATEGIC PURPOSE of the non-profit research center, contributing to the advancement of its research strategy, objectives, and goals. The current work contributed to understanding a domain of knowledge that is of interest to researchers, research managers, and those interested in bringing new scientific research results to society.

Keywords: Research management; front-end; innovation; non-profit; research center (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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