Journal of the Society of Research Administrators

Grantsmanship Skills: A Survey of Junior Faculty at a Major University Abstract Faculty in research-oriented universities need comprehensive faculty development programs that focus on skills training and organizational issues that affect research...

Should Research Administrators Be Certified? A Federal View At the outset, the obvious is worth acknowledging; the membership of the Society of Research Administrators (SRA), by design, spans government, academic, and research industry arenas, all...

Certification: Can We Afford It? (So Much To Do for So Few) The subject of professional certification for research administrators is a topic of keen interest to individuals seeking status and recognition among peers and associates in the workplace....

OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAXIMIZING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR/RESEARCHER RELATIONSHIP Abstract This article explores and analyzes some of the behavioral and environmental factors that influence the relationship between research administrators...

RELATIONSHIP OF EFFORT TO SUCCESS IN GAINING FEDERAL FUNDING AT A GROUP OF AASCU INSTITUTIONS Abstract This study explored relationships between success in receiving federal funding and characteristics of research/sponsored programs offices at...

USER-ORIENTED PROJECT ACCOUNTING SYSTEM Abstract A user-oriented Project Accounting System is necessary for today's project directors and research administrators in universities, nonprofits, and other research organizations. With recent technological...

RESEARCH ADMINISTRATORS AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS: ORCHESTRATING FROM ORGANIZATIONAL DISCORD TO HARMONY Background There is a potential for conflict between the research administration/sponsored program administration office (grant/contract-seeking...

PREPARING YOUR INSTITUTION FOR A PROGRAM PROJECT SITE VISIT Introduction A program project grant (PPG) is the mechanism used by many NIH Institutes to support broadly based, multidisciplinary, long-term research programs. Program project (P01)...

CONSIDERATIONS FOR MANAGING LARGE-SCALE CLINICAL TRIALS Abstract The research administration literature has focused extensively on grantsmanship, research design, contractual arrangements, and academia-industrial liaisons, but has provided only...

PERCEPTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS AT NEW YORK STATE'S CENTERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY: SOME IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH MANAGEMENT Abstract In New York, the state government, industry, and several state and private universities have been collaborating...

CONSIDERATIONS IN LICENSING SPIN-OFF TECHNOLOGY Increasingly, universities are considering entering into relationships with corporations formed by their employees. New perceptions of the missions of the university and its role in economic development,...

INCREASED RESEARCH PERFORMANCE THROUGH REDUCED STRESS AND IMPROVED HUMAN WELL-BEING Abstract Stresses which can affect the well-being of university research managers, faculty, and administrators were identified in a survey of directors of 14...

THE VIEW FROM BOTH SIDES: UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY APPLIED RESEARCH CONTRACTS Abstract The rapid shift from debates over basic versus applied research to actual applied research contracting between industries and universities left a void in information...

UNIVERSITY--PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY COOPERATION: CREATION OF A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION TO BROKER THE PLACEMENT OF CLINICAL TRIALS Abstract A two-year pilot program was implemented by the Office of Research Administration (ORA) at the University...

STAFF DIRECTED GRANTS: THE PROS AND CONS Introduction Research administration offices engage in multiple activities to handle the complexities inherent in their charge to increase extramural grant activity. Workloads are often heavy, consisting of...

ADVOCACY FOR UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND SERVICE UNITS Nonteaching (i.e., research and service) units in universities frequently share the complaint that they are overlooked or treated inconsistently by high-level university administrations. Although universities...

THE DIRECTED TRANSITION FROM INTERNAL TO EXTERNAL GRANTSMANSHIP Abstract By combining a system-wide charge to double sponsored research at the University of Missouri by 1990 with a new campus-wide administrative reorganization at the University...

CUMULATIVE INDEX VOLUMES I - XIX A Dilemma -- Scholarship Vs. Entrepreneurship. Dr. Robert E. Krebs. Volume XV, Number 4, Spring 1984. Abstract Data Processing and Retrieval System, Office of Research Administration, James T. Koppenhaver. Volume...