Enhancing Public Research Performance Through Good Governance Principles
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https://doi.org/10.14456/ndj.2025.1Keywords:
Public Research Institution, Research Governance, Research Funding, R&D ActivitiesAbstract
This study aims to create a framework to improve public research performance by applying good governance principles. The principles are derived from a literature review. The selected six relevant documents on research funding processes were integrated to form a comprehensive framework outlining twelve general areas applicable to all research funding regulators. The framework includes 55 guiding questions for evaluating governance structures. The report suggests guiding issues for each area, aligning with diverse research funding requirements. Using the Thailand Science Research and Innovation Institution as a case study, governance challenges were identified through in-depth interviews. Organizational management and operations are evaluated using Curtin's “Approach-Deploy-Result-Improve (ADRI) framework,” with scores categorized into six levels. Scores below 5 indicate opportunities for organizational enhancement.
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