Functioning strategies of the research groups' leaders in the context of funding and policy instabilities

Astrid Jaime*, Constanza Pérez-Martelo, Bernardo Herrera, Gonzalo Ordóñez-Matamoros, Dominique Vinck

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Abstract

We explore the strategies implemented by Research Groups' Leaders while coping with unstable contexts, characterized by incoherence and lack of coordination among different policy discourses and instruments, and scarce resources. We focus on a country where these conditions are present: Colombia. In doing so, we study two cases, one in nanotechnology and another one in biomedical engineering. Interviews, focus groups and workshops allowed us to identify and validate strategies grouped in four popular sayings, proper to local idiosyncrasy, highlighting the role of home institutions and principal investigators in facing such situations with resilience and resourcefulness, and even taking advantage of them. We find that Research Groups' Leaders use strategies such as: adapting, balancing agendas and funding sources, networking, and taking advantage of the support programs available at their home institution to continue functioning. These are setting the ground for a further survey which could pretend some generalization. However, policymakers could consider these findings when defining policy instruments or for assessing their effectiveness or impacts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)282-306
JournalReview of policy research
Volume40
Issue number2
Early online date5 Oct 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2023

Keywords

  • n/a OA procedure
  • Higher education institutions
  • Principal investigators
  • Research groups' strategies
  • Science, technology, and innovation policy
  • Bottom-up perspective

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