Naval Engineering Alternative Approaches for Organizing Cooperative Research -- Special Report 266 (2002) / Chapter Skim
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To respond to the ONR request, TRB convened the Committee on Options for Naval Engineering Cooperative Research. The committee received exten sive presentations from experts in government, academia, and industry with a variety of perspectives on cooperative research organizations.
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In addition, research results need to be transferred to the next stage of technology development and used in actual ship designs. DESCRIPTION OF THE SELECTED ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS After reviewing an array of existing organizational models and several pro posed new approaches, the committee decided to focus on a small number of core strategies for organizing cooperative research programs.
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This community is usually organized into professional societies such as the American Society of Naval Engineers and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. In this model, the professional society would establish a research council, typically a not-for profit organization, to organize and manage the research program.
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Evaluation Based on Specific Objectives In its evaluation process the committee found that the three cooperative research models had the following attributes for meeting certain specific objectives: · Both the consortium and project-centered models encourage inno vative research. However, one key to implementing the research into inno vative ship design is the ability of the Navy and other stakeholders to overcome the natural tendency of an organization to resist change such as that associated with the use of new technology in ship acquisition.
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Regardless of the model selected, the abil ity to foster total ship engineers depends on the opportunities available to all stakeholders that enable them to obtain the necessary formal education in total ship design and hands-on design experience. Particular Merits of the Three Cooperative Research Models In its evaluation process, the committee found that each of the three cooper ative research models possessed the following particular merits: · The professional society/community of practice model excels in meet ing the need to develop human capital.
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Operational Considerations in Implementing Research Models During its evaluation of the selected cooperative research models, the com mittee found that successful operations and functioning of an organization are often independent of the selection of its fixed structure. Therefore, re gardless of which cooperative research model ONR chooses to implement, certain overall factors are critical to the success of its naval engineering re search program and should be carefully considered in the implementation process.
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For any of the organizational models to be successful, it must provide a struc ture and mechanism to allow appropriately balanced representation and input to the research agenda from stakeholders. Selecting a Host Location The committee found that, independent of which cooperative research orga nizational model or combination of models ONR selects, the location of the research organization host is very important.
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Therefore, any new cooperative research organization should develop the needed col laborative process from the beginning. In addition, the perception of balance is often as important as actual balance.
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