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... du Pont de Nemours & Company to establish a set of guidelines for assessing the value of its research investments. He noted that the problem of evaluating research has been with research managers and corporate executives as long as research has been recognized as a separate activity (even extending to medieval times, as noted subsequently by Trueman Parish)
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... Kash's presentation, "The Sources of Commercial Technological Innovation," emphasized that is important to approach the establishment of performance measures and metrics realistically. As Kash noted, the connection between research (especially basic research)
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... Parish (Eastman Chemical Company) discussed the approach to evaluating research that was developed by the Industrial Research Institute, a multi-industry organization that has invested considerable effort in defining an appropriate set of performance measures and metrics for research.
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... discussed the interaction between universities and industry as well as the ambiguities that arise therefrom. He noted that for research universities, the process required to develop an appropriate set of performance measures and metrics may help resolve the conflicting set of measures and metrics being used (often implicitly)
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... NIH is considering two broad program outcomes for its research programs: to increase understanding of normal and abnormal biological functions and behavior, and to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and disabilities. A combination of qualitative and quantitative goals and indicators will be the most meaningful for gauging performance.
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