Abstract
How do the organizational attributes of public R&D organizations affect their performance? Recent researchers have focused on the relationship between R&D investments and performance or efficiency, and others suggest that performance may be affected by organizational factors. However, we focus on the attributes of R&D workforce excellence and diversity of R&D workforce, which can affect the performance of public R&D organizations. Therefore, we conduct a panel negative binomial regression and a focus group interview after empirical analysis to derive interpretations and implications. The results show that the effects of the diversity and excellence of an R&D workforce can vary depending on the type of performance: scientific, technological, or social. Overall, we call for a human resources and resource-based approach to consider the importance of R&D workforce composition, specifically diversity and excellence, in evaluating the performance of public R&D organizations.
Highlights
Recent researchers have focused on the relationship between Research and development (R&D) investments and performance or efficiency, and others suggest that performance may be affected by organizational factors
This study analyzed how workforce compositions can affect the performance of government-funded research institutes (GFRIs) in Korea, which set R&D itself as their mission, with mixed methods
Eight years of panel data were constructed from 19 GFRIs in Korea, to empirically examine the effect of excellence and diversity of employees within these organizations on GFRIs’ performance
Summary
Recent researchers have focused on the relationship between R&D investments and performance or efficiency, and others suggest that performance may be affected by organizational factors. Research and development (R&D) investment in science and technology is essential for both developed and developing countries, because science and technology boost economic growth by providing fundamental assets for technological innovation [1]. For this reason, governments have established and operated government-funded research institutes (GFRIs)—public R&D organizations dedicated to research on innovation such as strategic technology development for economic growth and science and technology advancement [2]. GFRIs aim to accumulate knowledge on basic science at a national level [3] and to strategically conduct special studies on applied research and development that are essential but not yet chartered by R&D units in firms. Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations
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