摘要: |
This synthesis repot describes the current viewpoints of selected DOT research managers, transportation agency and industry administrators, and academics regarding characteristics of robust research programs. Based on these results and an extensive literature review, the authors identified attributes necessary to build and maintain a robust research program. This synthesis report will be of interest to researchers, research managers, administrators, and others concerned with the management of highway research programs. It is particularly applicable to state DOT research Programs, but its findings are also relevant to research programs managed in other institutional settings. More specifically the synthesis focuses on seven key attributes that contribute to the achievement of a robust research program, i.e., programs that flourish and thrive, are vital and enduring and that support the overall performance of the parent organization. Information for the synthesis was collected by means of a focus group of state DOT research managers state DOT research program peer exchange activities, an extensive search of business and management, research technology, and engineering literature, and selected interviews with senior executives. |