Scientific Knowledge Resources Research Articles

Application of a Seminar course based on SCI papers in the research ability training of graduate nursing students

Objective To design a Seminar curriculum model for graduate nursing students based on the discussion of SCI papers and evaluate its on students' scientific ability. Methods Using the cluster sampling method, 57 graduate nursing students from a medical university were selected as the control group, and 58 graduate nursing students were selected as the experimental group. Using SCI nursing papers as the subject of discussion, the control group implemented the empirical Seminar curriculum model. The experimental group constructed and implemented the curriculum model based on the capability structure model and the Seminar learning objectives. The effects of the intervention were evaluated using the Research Motivation Scale (RMS) , the Nursing Research Self-Efficacy Scale (NURSES) , the Nursing Staff Scientific Research Self-Assessment Scale (SRASES) , and the Seminar Survey Questionnaire. Results After the course, the scores of RMS total score, intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation of the nursing students in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05) . At the end of the course, the scores of the NURSES total scores, scientific knowledge resources of the nursing students and effect of collective research in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05) . At the end of the course, the scores of the total scores and dimensions of the SRASES in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05) . Conclusions The Seminar curriculum model based on SCI papers can improve the motivation, scientific efficacy and scientific ability of graduate nursing students to a certain extent. However, it is still necessary to further explore the curriculum model to help students avoid the motivation of scientific failure and the understanding and application of theory. Key words: Students, Nursing; Research abilities; Graduate students; Seminar

The role of Technological Business Incubators in supporting business innovation in China: a case of regional adaptability?

This paper examines the extent to which both the support services of Technological Business Incubators (TBIs) and exogenous local factors facilitate the innovation activity of incubated new ventures. Using data on all 215 surviving Chinese incubators and their incubated firms from government surveys conducted over five consecutive years from 2009 until 2013, combined with information from nine case studies, we examine the effects of four incubator services on three levels of innovation in incubated firms, whilst also taking account of key exogenous factors. Technical service support from an incubator was found to have had a positive influence on all levels of innovation activity across all regions whilst incubator financial support had a positive effect on the making of more advanced innovations. The availability of venture capital had a significant impact on making lower order innovations whereas the availability of scientific knowledge resources influenced more advanced innovation activity. Whereas TBI support services in the more developed Eastern region are mainly concerned with leveraging external resources, those in the less developed Central and Western regions are more concerned with compensating for the lack of external resources to support innovation.

A knowledge-based theory of the firm: managing innovation in biotechnology

PurposeBased on the knowledge-based view (KBV), the purpose of this study is to explore the impact of scientific knowledge resources on innovative performance, as well as the mechanisms, in the science-based innovation practice of biotechnological industry. How scientific knowledge influences the firms’ innovative performance and how external scientific knowledge flows into the firms efficiently are important issues every high-tech firms must consider.Design/methodology/approachThe authors chose biopharmaceutical firms in China as the sample of this study to empirically test the hypotheses.FindingsThe study introduces a framework combining scientific knowledge resources, technological capabilities and innovative performance and, then, follows with an empirical investigation on firms in Chinese biotechnological industry. Survey data from biopharmaceutical firms in China prove the significantly positive impact of both stocks and flows of scientific knowledge on firms’ innovative performance, as well as the significant mediation effect, of technological capability.Practical implicationsFrom the results of this study, the authors derive the important managerial implications that talent exchange, purchasing external knowledge directly and establishing R&amp;D alliances are three effective ways leading external scientific knowledge to flow into the firms.Originality/valueThe study finds that technological capability plays an intermediary role between scientific knowledge resource and innovative performance; tacit scientific knowledge stock and R&amp;D alliance influence innovative performance through technological capability totally among them.