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Placing agricultural research and technology transfer in one organization: Two experiences from Colombia
Author(s) -
Kaimowitz David
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
public administration and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-162X
pISSN - 0271-2075
DOI - 10.1002/pad.4230100207
Subject(s) - ordination , institution , technology transfer , agriculture , competition (biology) , transfer (computing) , business , regional science , public economics , economics , sociology , social science , computer science , geography , mathematics , statistics , ecology , international trade , archaeology , parallel computing , biology
Based on two experiences from Colombia, placing agricultural research and technology transfer in the same institution is found to be neither a necessary, nor sufficient, condition for effective co‐ordination between the two activities or improved institutional performance. Additional factors to consider include: (1) the specificity of the problems addressed; (2) the institution's capacity to manage the co‐ordination; (3) status differences and competition over resources; (4) institutional size; and (5) the level of politicization of the technology transfer activities.