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2024-03-28T15:42:15ZPrioritizing stakeholders to boost collaborative R&I projects benefits: an analytic network process approach
https://hdl.handle.net/10316/114417
Title: Prioritizing stakeholders to boost collaborative R&I projects benefits: an analytic network process approach
Authors: Santos, José M.R.C.A.; Fernandes, Gabriela
Abstract: A methodology was developed to prioritize stakeholders of a collaborative research and innovation (R&I) project in the circular bioeconomy area, towards enhancing its benefits from a multi-perspective point of view. The concept of R&I project benefits was broken down into criteria, evaluating different attributes related to the project outputs and outcomes, to the project management processes, and to the social, environmental and economic dimensions. The devised methodology was based on a combination of the analytic network process multicriteria decision making method and the key benefit categories from the P5 standard for sustainability in project management. The P5 standard has been shown to adequately frame the benefits to stakeholders of R&I projects in the topic of circular bioeconomy. Key benefits identified by the experts relate to the categories "society and costumers"and "consumption". The following stakeholders should have priority in the development of the project stakeholder management plan: research team members, leaders at the consortium organizations, project management team members and environmental NGOs. Future research will include a longitudinal study of the perceived stakeholder and benefit categories priority over time.2023-01-01T00:00:00ZCritical Success Factors of University-Industry R&D Collaborations
https://hdl.handle.net/10316/114408
Title: Critical Success Factors of University-Industry R&D Collaborations
Authors: Fernandes, Gabriela; Santos, José M.R.C.A.; Ribeiro, Pedro; Ferreira, Luís Miguel D.F.; O'Sullivan, David; Barroso, Daniela; Pinto, Eduardo B.
Abstract: University-industry R&D collaborations (UICs) play a vital role in stimulating open innovation that leads to new products,
processes, and services that creates value for customers and broader societal impact. UICs, however, commonly fail to meet these
stakeholders’ benefits. This study identifies thirty-four critical success factors (CSFs) for improving UIC success. The study
includes a systematic literature review and a longitudinal UIC case study between Bosch Car Multimedia in Portugal and University
of Minho, a multi-million Euro R&D collaboration from 2013 to 2021. The importance of the CSFs is discussed in the context of
the UIC lifecycle. A survey among researchers and industry practitioners involved in R&D collaborative projects was completed
to confirm the analysis of the empirical results. This paper provides UIC managers with CSFs, which, when addressed competently,
can provide a basis for successful UIC projects and sustainable university-industry collaborations.2023-01-01T00:00:00ZSummerfield scaling model and electrical conductivity study for understanding transport mechanisms of a Cr3+ substituted ZnAl2O4 ceramic
https://hdl.handle.net/10316/114130
Title: Summerfield scaling model and electrical conductivity study for understanding transport mechanisms of a Cr3+ substituted ZnAl2O4 ceramic
Authors: Elhamdi, I.; Mselmi, F.; Souissi, H.; Kammoun, S.; Dhahri, E.; Sanguino, P.; Costa, B. F. O.
Abstract: Solid-state and sol-gel procedures were used to prepare ZnAl1.95Cr0.05O4 nanocrystal spinels. From the results obtained by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), it can be concluded that the samples prepared by sol-gel synthesis are better crystallized than the ones resulting from the solid-state method. Studies by spectroscopy of impedance were done in function of frequency (40-107 Hz) and temperature (540-680 K) in the sample prepared by sol-gel synthesis. The electrical conductivity spectra obey Jonscher's law and two models were observed studying the variation of the exponent 's' as a function of temperature, Correlated Barrier Hopping (CBH) and Non-overlapping Small Polaron Tunnelling (NSPT). The predominant conduction mechanism is bipolaron hopping. The scaling behavior of conductivity spectra was checked by Summerfield scaling laws. The time-temperature superposition principle (TTSP) points to a common transport mechanism working for the low and middle frequency ranges. The scaling mechanism fails in the high-frequency ranges suggesting that conduction dynamics, and the usual hopping distance of mobile species, have changed. The values obtained for the activation energy from the hopping frequency, conductivity σ dc, bulk resistance R gb, and relaxation (f max), in the temperature range of 540-680 K, are very close. A higher and negative temperature coefficient of resistivity (TCR coefficient) equal to -2.7% K-1 is found at 560 K. This result shows that our compound is suitable for uncooled infrared bolometric applications and infrared detectors.2023-01-18T00:00:00ZProject management practices in major university-industry R&D collaboration programs - a case study
https://hdl.handle.net/10316/114114
Title: Project management practices in major university-industry R&D collaboration programs - a case study
Authors: Fernandes, Gabriela; O'Sullivan, David
Abstract: University-industry collaboration (UIC) projects are complex undertakings, that can involve multiple parties or stakeholders. Effective management of UICs can mean the difference between success and failure, in terms of technology transfer and research commercialization. This research paper focuses on the micro-level analysis of UICs and in particular the project management practices that can help major UICs deliver benefits and broader societal impact. PM has been evolving toward more hybrid approaches involving both traditional and agile practices. A conceptualization of a hybrid approach is presented based on a literature review. This conceptualization is then used as a starting point for exploratory empirical research. Participant observation, document analysis, and thirty semi-structured interviews were conducted in a large UIC case study to help identify PM practices and check their relevance. Data analysis led to a framework comprising 29 transversal or must-have practices distributed throughout the project lifecycle and 30 contingent or optional practices, divided into traditional, agile and common. This research extends the existing knowledge on UICs by giving a micro-level perspective on managing UIC projects and providing evidence of the adoption of hybrid approaches to assure the overall governance of significant inter-organizational endeavors. The framework provides a roadmap for future major UIC projects.2023-01-01T00:00:00Z