Exploratory Development Research Effectiveness
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Authors
Jolly, James A.
Creighton, J.W.
Buckles, Thomas A.
Subjects
Advisors
Date of Issue
1977-09
Date
1977-09
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
A study was conducted to determine the transition (utilization) of the
output of one category of exploratory development research sponsored by the
NAVFACENGCOM Headquarters, Alexandria, VA. A detailed investigation was made
about the transition of thirty work units (projects) that were selected,
using a stratified random sample, from work units that had been completed
during the period FY72 to and including FY76. The exploratory development
research work units investigated in this study were completed at the Navy's
Civil Engineering Laboratory at Port Hueneme, California.
The data from the study showed that the output of sixty percent of the
work units had been transitioned. Some transitioned work units provided a
product, some provided a service and yet others were the basis for further
research effort. Several factors that could be important in causing successful
transition were investigated. The factor exerting the most influence on
the transition of the output of a work unit (project) was the amount of technology
transfer effort. It was shown statistically that the likelihood of
project transition was directly related to the degree of effort directed
to technical reports, technical memoranda, technical data sheets and
other forms of technical information dissemination and by the technical specialization.
In contrast, it was found that the likelihood of transition of a work
unit (project) was not significantly influenced by the years since the work
unit was completed, work unit cost, or duration of the research effort on a
specific work unit...
Type
Technical Report
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Department
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
CSUS/NPS JO77091
Sponsors
Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Alexandria, VA.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.