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Metabolism of Public Research Organizations: How Do Laboratories Consume State Subsidies?

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  • Mario Coccia

    (CNR – National Research Council of Italy)

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The goal of this study is to suggest a new approach, called metabolism of research organizations, which analyzes how labs consume public funding to manage their structures. A case study of one of the biggest European public research organizations reveals that public funding for research is mainly used for the cost of personnel, which has a growth rate higher than revenue (state subsidy and public contracts over time). This imbalance of growth rates within public research body under study seems to be a source of organizational inefficiencies. This new approach can support best practices of R&D management.

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  • Mario Coccia, 2019. "Metabolism of Public Research Organizations: How Do Laboratories Consume State Subsidies?," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 19(4), pages 473-491, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:porgrv:v:19:y:2019:i:4:d:10.1007_s11115-018-0421-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s11115-018-0421-y
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    1. Mario Coccia & Greta Falavigna & Alessandro Manello, 2015. "The impact of hybrid public and market-oriented financing mechanisms on the scientific portfolio and performances of public research labs: a scientometric analysis," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 102(1), pages 151-168, January.
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    7. Mario Coccia & Secondo Rolfo, 2009. "Project management in public research organisations: strategic change in complex scenarios," International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 1(3), pages 235-252.
    8. Mario Coccia & Barry Bozeman, 2016. "Allometric models to measure and analyze the evolution of international research collaboration," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 108(3), pages 1065-1084, September.
    9. Coccia, Mario, 2008. "Measuring scientific performance of public research units for strategic change," Journal of Informetrics, Elsevier, vol. 2(3), pages 183-194.
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    11. Sabine Barles, 2010. "Society, energy and materials: the contribution of urban metabolism studies to sustainable urban development issues," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 53(4), pages 439-455.
    12. Mario Coccia & Emanuele Cadario, 2014. "Organisational (un)learning of public research labs in turbulent context," International Journal of Innovation and Learning, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 15(2), pages 115-129.
    13. Mario Coccia, 2009. "Research performance and bureaucracy within public research labs," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 79(1), pages 93-107, April.
    14. Christopher Kennedy & John Cuddihy & Joshua Engel‐Yan, 2007. "The Changing Metabolism of Cities," Journal of Industrial Ecology, Yale University, vol. 11(2), pages 43-59, April.
    15. Mario Coccia, 2005. "A scientometric model for the assessment of scientific research performance within public institutes," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 65(3), pages 307-321, December.
    16. Mario Coccia, 2008. "New organisational behaviour of public research institutions: lessons learned from Italian case study," International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 2(4), pages 402-419.
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