Evaluating the NASA small business innovation research program: preliminary evidence of a trade-off between commercialization and basic research

被引：19

作者：

Archibald, RB

Finifter, DH

机构：

[1] Coll William & Mary, Thomas Jefferson Program Publ Policy, Williamsburg, VA 23187 USA

[2] Coll William & Mary, Ctr Publ Policy Res, Williamsburg, VA 23187 USA

来源：

RESEARCH POLICY | 2003年 / 32卷 / 04期

关键词：

small business; federal R&D; commercialization; NASA;

D O I：

10.1016/S0048-7333(02)00046-X

中图分类号：

C93 [管理学];

学科分类号：

12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;

摘要：

In 1982, the Small Business Innovation Development Act established the small business innovation research (SBIR) program. This program reserves a percentage of federal agencies' extramural R&D budgets for research projects conducted by small businesses. When this Act was reauthorized in 1992, the selection criteria for funding dramatically increased the likelihood of funding for projects that promised to lead to commercial success. Using data from a survey of the SBIR program award recipients at NASA Langley Research Center, we address three questions about this change: (i) was there a shift to projects with more commercial potential? (ii) did these projects experience higher rates of commercial success? and (iii) was there a reduction in basic research accompanying the increased commercial success? Our analysis suggests, the answer to all three of these questions is `yes'. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：605 / 619

页数：15