Let me extend my warmest welcome to the first issue of the Journal of Research Management and Governance (JRMG). It is my pleasure to welcome the release of 2. volume of the Journal of Research Management and Governance (JRMG). University of Malaya as the premier university in Malaysia realizes the importance of research management and governance to support the entire research ecosystem.
The Journal of Research Management & Governance (JRMG) (eISSN is an official journal of the University of Malaya. Articles published in JRMG cover all aspects related to the management and governance of research in universities, research organisations, funding agencies and governments The Editorial Board will consider papers for manuscripts based on novelty and contribution to the advancement of research management.
Data Analysis and Results
Construct validity, collinearity between indicators and importance/relevance of indicators were assessed using SmartPLS 3.0 and IBM SPSS software to validate social capital as a formative construct based on guidelines (Andreev et al., 2009; Lee et al., 2011 ; Hair et al., 2014; Lowry and Gaskin, 2014). Since the VIF test did not confirm critical levels of collinearity, the formative measurement model for the social capital construct was adequately validated without the need to drop any indicator to proceed with the interpretation of the relative contribution of each formative indicator (Hair et al., 2014). ). External weights were the result of multiple regression between the indicators and the construct with the coefficient of determination (R2) value of 1.0.
On the other hand, the outer weights for SC3 and SC5 were not significant.
Indicators Collinearity Statistics Tolerance VIF
Conclusions
This paper attempts to conceptualize and validate social capital as a formative construct to explore the relative importance of personal, professional and business networks for academic entrepreneurs in their pursuit of technology transfer to complement the literature in explaining how social capital is beneficial. for academic scientists in pursuit of entrepreneurship. effort. Analysis of the formative measurement model revealed that the personal network, which consists of family and close friends, is the most important social resource that facilitates and encourages their pursuit of technology transfer. Interestingly, a significant inverse relationship was found for the effect of scientists' professional network with their involvement in technology transfer activities, which is consistent with previous findings by Fernández-Pérez et al., (2015).
This result is contrary to that of Aldridge and Audretsch (2011), who found that scientists with higher levels of social capital from the professional network, especially if they have co-authored articles with him.
Construct Indicators Outer Weights
The second most important social resources are drawn from contacts they have with business partners and potential investors. These observations are consistent with the previous findings (Sequeira et al., 2007) that a supportive and strong relationship with personal networks brings a stronger effect on the formation of entrepreneurial intention than the effect of relationships with non-affective contact as a business network. However, these conferences, workshops and seminars are often themed to focus more on the sharing of scientific knowledge rather than on academic entrepreneurship.
Therefore, the inverse correlation results in this study are justified by the fact that knowledge sharing platforms specifically themed on academic entrepreneurship or how opportunities can be exploited from academic research are still not widespread in academia.
Outer Loading
Compared to early-career researchers, it was observed that among senior researchers, academic entrepreneurs benefit from more support from their social network. In general, academics are likely to have a large number of contacts from a professional network through their participation in conferences, workshops and seminars, which should be closely related to their role as academics. Networking and entrepreneurship: an analysis of social relationships, professional background and use of contacts during the establishment process.
Diffusion of the Internet in the Arab World: The Role of Social Norms and Technological Culture. Emerging entrepreneurship and the developing individual: early entrepreneurial competence in adolescence and venture creation success during the career. Social sources of information in opportunity recognition: effects of mentors, industry networks, and professional forums.
The influence of social ties and self-efficacy in shaping entrepreneurial intentions and motivating nascent behavior.
Escaping the Middle Innovation Trap: Case Studies of Two Successful Spin-off Companies from a
Malaysian Research University
ABSTRACT
- Introduction
- Methodology
- Results and Discussion
- Conclusions
World Bank data has shown that among the 101 countries that have passed the lower middle income level threshold since the 1960s, the majority (84) have not exceeded the upper middle income level threshold (Gill and Kharas, 2015). When the country succeeded, it would have reached the lower level of the middle-income economic threshold. As the country improves its implementation capability and begins to successfully execute concept designs, it will reach the upper level of the middle-income economic threshold.
While lack of commercialization is the typical result of the presence of "valley of death" and "middle innovation trap", it differs in the causation of the failure. In the case of the “valley of death”, the failure is mainly a financial gap (Markham, 2002) as opposed to the “middle innovation trap”, the failure is due to experiential gap; tacit expression and accumulation of knowledge on trial and error (Lee et al., 2019). The proof of a successful escape is the successful commercialization of the innovation produced by the entrepreneurial academic.
Installation for the first version of Auto-guided Vehicle (AGV) for a well-known local company. In both cases, the academic's personal characteristics are strongly related to the success of innovation processes, including commercialization. Therefore, the role of the exceptional individual who possesses the exceptional drive is the key factor in escaping the trap.
A jack of all trades”: The role of PIs in establishing and managing collaborative networks in commercializing scientific knowledge. University knowledge and the creation of innovative start-ups: an analysis of the Italian case. Entrepreneurial universities and the development of regional societies: a spatial view of the Europe of knowledge.
The role of university technology transfer offices in commercializing university technology: case study of the Carleton University Foundry Program.
The Need for Open Science
Several Global Initiatives of Open Science Policies
- CODATA (CODATA, 2019)
On October 22, 2003, the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities was launched (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, 2019). Fundamental to the statement is that Open Access (OA) is a responsibility of research conducting organizations and research funding organizations, and that the publication and dissemination of research results are an integral part of the research process. Following this declaration, several Open Access and Open Science initiatives were implemented by various communities and nationals around the world.
In 2013, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) introduced an Open Access Policy on Research Publication and Research Data Management, known as the JST Open Access Policy. The policy defines JST's position on Open Access to research publications and the management of research data resulting from research projects funded by JST and researchers participating in projects awarded by JST are required to appropriately handle research results that comply with this policy. Under this new policy, all results of research conducted with the financial support of the Australian Research Council (ARC) must be published in an Open Access model within 12 months of publication and that this material must be published in specific institutional repositories .
In May 2014, the Chinese Academy of Sciences published its Open Access policy calling for free access to publicly funded research results in the form of academic articles. For the European Commission, open science provides the context for open access to open research publications and data. Since 2008, the European Commission has run the Open Access Pilot in their FP7 programmes.
Closer to home, Singapore contributes to the world of Open Access (OA) in the form of Institutional Repositories in some of Singapore's renowned institutions. As of May 2015, there are 3 OA repositories from Singapore registered in the Register of Open Access Repositories (ROARMAP).
Summary
MOSP aims to be a trusted data sharing platform that enables accessibility and sharing of research data, aligned with national priorities and international best practices, to strengthen the science, technology and innovation (STI) collaborative ecosystem for Malaysia. Retrieved from https://openscience.com/china-mandates-open-access-promotes-institutional-repositories-and-demonstrates-commitment-to-open-science/. Retrieved from https://www.coar-repositories.org/files/Asia-OA-Meeting-2017_Singapore-Country-Update.pdf OSF.
The African Academy of Sciences Research Management Programme in Africa
To achieve research excellence, research management must be an integral part of the research enterprise. AAS recognizes that the managerial and administrative demands of a research enterprise on researchers go far beyond the actual conduct of research. It is designed to build on previous research governance initiatives and was developed through comprehensive consultations with stakeholders across the continent and the world at workshops held by the AAS in February and June 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya and Edinburgh, UK respectively.
Substantial investments have already been made in strengthening institutional research management by external funders and institutions themselves. ReMPro Africa requires a longer-term approach to systematically transform research management on the continent. Awareness and commitment at the leadership level are essential to the continuity needed to strengthen research management functions over successive generations of institutional leadership and senior academic staff.
Institutions should support research management functions with or without external (funder or government) support, aligning funder policies with research management practices. Adding value to ReMPro Africa is in leveraging efforts from several initiatives, and where possible, using existing expertise to design interventions and tools that will help institutions identify their gaps and work to bridge these gaps. . An early outcome will be the Standard of Good Research Management Practice (GRMP) being developed by AAS to provide a tool for efficient and effective research management.
As African institutions increase their research activities; and with a greater demand for the production of evidence to inform policy, innovations, etc. inform, it is an appropriate time to address the challenges in the research ecosystem. ReMPro Africa offers a systemic solution to the protracted problem of lack of support for the researchers at African institutions by transforming research management.
