The efficient organisation of public research bodies is important to increase the production of scientific research, which is more and more necessary for competitiveness in modern economies. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the new project-based organisation of the biggest public research...

The current debate on public sector research in modern economies has generated an increasing interest regarding the scientific activity of research units for external users. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between production of basic research and applied activity of...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the rivalry between basic and applied research within public research labs. Study design considers the international publications a proxy of basic research, whereas the self-financing deriving from technology transfer activities is an indicator of...