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It is recommended that Research and Development (R&D) conducted by RTOs should be market-driven; there should be proper collaboration (linkage) between RTOs and the industry to facilitate the commercialization of research results. TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page ii Declaration iii Certification iv Dedication v Acknowledgements vi viii Page Abstract vii Table of Contents viii List of Tables xi List of Figures xiii List of Boxes xv List of Appendices xvi Chapter One: Introduction 1 1.1 Background of the Study 1 1.2 Statement of the research problem 7 1.3 Research Objectives 10 1.4 Justification of the Study 12 1.5 Statement of hypothesis 15 1.6 Scope and Limitations of the Study 16 Reference 19
Chapter Two: Literature Review 20 2.1 Introduction 20 2.2 Social Functions of Science and Technology 21 2.3 Structure of RTOs Management System 26 2.4 Research and Development (R&D) Management 56 2.5 RTOs Performance and Impact Orientation 81 References 90 Chapter Three: Research Methodology 96 3.1 Introduction 96 3.2 Research Design 97 3.3 Characteristics of the Study Population 99 3.4 Primary and Secondary Data Collection 100 3.5 Validity and Reliability of Research Study 105 3.6 Data Analysis 106 3.7 Limitations of the Study 107 Chapter Four: Presentation and Analysis of Data 108 4.1 Responses to Questionnaires 108 4.2 Management Practices of RTOs 117 4.3 Financial Management 127 ix
Page 1 and 2: AN ANALYSIS OF THE MANAGEMENT OF RE
Page 3 and 4: AUGUST, 2003 DECLARATION I hereby d
Page 5 and 6: DEDICATION I dedicate this research
Page 7: LAWRENCE EDET NSA ABSTRACT This stu
Page 11 and 12: Bibliography 241 Appendices 249 LIS
Page 13 and 14: LIST OF FIGURES xiii Page 4.1 Distr
Page 15 and 16: LIST OF BOXES xv Page 1. Governance
Page 17 and 18: CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGR
Page 19 and 20: Realizing the limitations of the NC
Page 21 and 22: specific areas that include, the ne
Page 23 and 24: 1.2 STATEMENT OF THE RESEARCH PROBL
Page 25 and 26: The essence of this study is to ass
Page 27 and 28: practices are most successful in me
Page 29 and 30: problems to an R & D mission. It wi
Page 31 and 32: 1.5 STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESIS For the
Page 33 and 34: an RTO into major process areas was
Page 35 and 36: REFERENCE Aluko-Olokun, I. The Way
Page 37 and 38: forestry resources as well as solid
Page 39 and 40: It is therefore, not the problem of
Page 41 and 42: are equally believed to contribute
Page 43 and 44: * Funding Structure - programmes an
Page 45 and 46: � Balancing efficiency, effective
Page 47 and 48: � Tendency towards more rigid per
Page 49 and 50: cultures are typified by a set of s
Page 51 and 52: Organizational effectiveness leads
Page 53 and 54: For many organizations, the “old
Page 55 and 56: goals, objectives, strategies and p
Page 57 and 58: 2002). Organizational culture plays
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local raw materials as input to man
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industrial development and were ful
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force in research is accountability
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This historical review of the inabi
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and not to the users of their R & D
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linkages should be forged between r
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capacity and relies almost entirely
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In discussing these critical areas,
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RTOs were based. While the system r
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Consequently, management of researc
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This implies that in future, partne
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society (WAITRO, 1999). Hence, the
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of their group and meet their highe
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Bozeman and Rogers (2002) in their
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and preference functions. Evaluatin
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conditions is desirable. This will
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governments establish a market-orie
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Capability Building and Project Man
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other scientists and their willingn
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organization, a data base system is
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exploit new technologies and busine
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In addition to the use of the above
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the same field within the same set
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process; funding structure; linking
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9. Basant, R. and P, Chandra. “Bu
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27. Kumar, U. and U. Kumar “Incub
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43. Rush, H, M, Hobday., J, Bessant
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contribution to the growth of Niger
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work for the organization and the c
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The essence of the open-ended quest
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� Respondents were also asked to
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and effects of activities embarked
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Quantitative descriptive analysis w
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Apart from the assessment of manage
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TABLE 4.1 LIST OF MAJOR RESEARCH AN
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15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Cocoa R
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The analysis and distribution patte
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Ownership Govt. Private 4.2 MANAGEM
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It was obvious from this analysis t
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Type of Autonomy On the level of au
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When asked of the prospects to chan
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Model A: GOVERNANCE Box 1 The Proce
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� The mandate, mission and vision
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Level of funding S/N Level of Finan
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controls. The majority of responden
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The respondents were asked whether
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Model of management practices as it
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4.5 CLIENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Res
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explained that they do encourage gr
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development. (Table 4.11 and Figure
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Focal Point activities C. Revenue G
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delegation of responsibilities is t
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In view of the increasing need for
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Risk taking (Change) Threats (SWOT)
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Opportunities that are available to
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S/No Performance Rating 1 2 3 4 5 V
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aising programmes. Prospective info
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identified when users indicated tha
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and field of specialization determi
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The responses to this question were
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Managers should be given the author
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Lack of technicians Managerial skil
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Obstacles to R&D Poor Funding Lack
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Furthermore, the recruitment system
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To appreciate these obvious issues,
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Communication on R&D Scientists in
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programmes that can help them meet
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5.1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER FIVE DISCU
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LIMITED NETWORK - Collaborators - P
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Also, network from the responses it
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objectives (Ohaba, 2001: 195-6). Oh
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accorded to senior management staff
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globally for successful performance
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traditional R&D management approach
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Testing of Hypothesis on Funding of
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Decision Rule We reject Ho at = 0.0
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this study which indicate limited i
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practice whereby the supervising Mi
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improved and quality services have
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nc Using the eqn. X 2 = (Observed-E
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of fund outside government and info
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� Leaders of organizations should
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� Acceptance - the extent to whic
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time frame and budget. Apart from t
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The quality of R&D of RTOs, which t
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Response Agric S & T RTOs Total Yes
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Recruitment however, should be a co
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potential client industry and the R
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7. Chiang, J. S. “From Industry T
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CHAPTER SIX SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CO
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5. The current structure of RTOs li
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11. Performance information which i
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15. It was established from this st
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significant increase in their earni
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These outputs cannot be easily asso
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Based on the answers to these quest
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Lack of satisfactory working condit
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of government. Government should pu
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environments that stress short-term
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BIBLIOGRAPHY Ackerman, R. G. “Wal
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Boyett, J. and Jimmie Boyett The Gu
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Herrera, A. Social Determinants of
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Pack, H. and L. E. Westphal. “Ind
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Appendix 1 QUESTIONNAIRE This Quest
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2.2 GOVERNMENT SUPPORT: Does govern
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and successes, including your failu
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Information Across the management C
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6.0 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 6.1 PROJECT
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6.9 What were your sources of resea
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8.7 STAFF EVALUATION: How often do
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Appendix 2 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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9. Federal School of Wildlife Manag
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