The Structure of Organization and Management of the Research at Universities in the USA

Kateryna Shykhnenko

doi:10.31874/2520-6702-2021-12-2-234-243

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the features of the structure of organization and management of the research at universities in the USA so that those features are used as variables in further research. The study used the method of content analysis of qualitative type to identify patterns of the structure of organization and management of the research in universities in the USA. It was found that the structure of organization research management at universities in the USA relies on four domains such as scientific, organisational (institutional), financial and legislative. The university research activity in the USA is regulated by federal law. The research office is involved in proposal development, negotiation, and management of the award, ensuring regulatory compliance regarding intellectual property protection and technology transfer, communication of policies and processes, dissemination of funding opportunities, and the sufficient level of committed effort dedicated to a project and certification. The office draws the emphasis on compliance with the below-outlined areas such as fiscal – cost transfers and sharing, direct charging, effort, financial and income monitoring and reporting, and research – animal subject (IACUC) and human subject (IRB) protections, conflicts of interest, environmental health and safety, export controls, invention disclosure, and reporting, scientific overlap and misconduct. The structure of organization and management of the research is based on the above collaborative work which is called shared governance with the bottom-up management approach. Further research is needed in the bottom-up management application prerequisites to be used in Ukraine.

Highlights

The ways of organization and management of the university research have changed profoundly worldwide and, in the USA, over the last decades (Ewart & Ames, 2020; van Helden, 2010; Walsh et al, 2019)
It was found that the structure of organization research management at universities in the USA relies on four domains such as scientific, organisational, financial and legislative
The university research activity in the USA is regulated by federal law such as the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Uniform Guidance, Bayh-Dole Act, USDA/AWA (Animal Welfare Act), and PHS/OLAW (Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare), OHRP (Office of Human Research Protections), and CFR (Code of Federal Regulations)

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The ways of organization and management of the university research have changed profoundly worldwide and, in the USA, over the last decades (Ewart & Ames, 2020; van Helden, 2010; Walsh et al, 2019). University research is becoming more complex to coordinate, interdisciplinary, and commercialized (Walsh et al, 2019). This raises the need for assistance in handling operational and administrative parts of research that include compliance with research regulations, raising funds, data management, certification of research involving human subjects, and publishing. A variety of offices involved in managing research are found at universities across the USA (Lombardi et al, 2017). Those offices cover pre-and post-award management, contractual arrangements, and can include any functions related to Intellectual property, business development, spinout companies, and technology transfer. The research activity in universities in the USA has become crucially important for building a reputation and public image of quality excellence along

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