Significance of research networking for enhancing collaboration and research productivity

Puljak, Livia; Vari, Sandor G.

doi:10.3325/cmj.2014.55.181

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“…This seems a good idea albeit it would apply to a limited range of NFP product/services. Puljak and Vari (2014) examined the use of research networking to enhance research productivity in a NFP. They found that nurturing nongovernmental research networks, spreading awareness in scientific community of practices and establishing research consortium partnerships helped NFP's identify funding opportunities and to obtain more funding that otherwise would be possible on an individual basis.…”

Section: Contemporary Not-for-profit Critical Success Factorsmentioning

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Strategic analysis of CSF’s for not-for-profit organizations

Strang

2018

MBE

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to analyze how strategic planning is used as critical success factors (CSF’s) in not-for-profit (NFP) organizations. This was because many nonprofits had to innovate their operations owing to the global fiscal crises, the continuing international economic instability, natural disasters or the increasing man-made worldwide terrorism. Additionally, the objective is to identify what successful nonprofit organizations actually do to remain effective at the national association level of analysis. Design/methodology/approachA constructivist research design ideology is applied (in contrast to the customary positivist philosophy to collect quantitative). The literature is critically reviewed to identify NFP CSF’s and terms such as capacity building. NFP institutions are theoretically sampled using US-based retrospective data to identify practitioner CSF activities. Applying a constructivist research design ideology, the theoretical CSF’s from the literature review are compared to practitioner activities. Representatives of NFP organizations are invited to participate in a strategic planning exercise to identify the most important CSF’s from the literature and practice that would be needed in the future. FindingsSeven of the nine United Nations NFP capacity building CSF’s are similar to NFP nine practitioner best practices. In comparison to the general literature, NFP practitioners applied leadership, strategic planning, innovation, documented procedures/training, human/technology resource management, financial management, accountability practices, ethical standards with professional communications policies, collaborative fundraising and marketing initiatives along with performance success evaluations. Research limitations/implicationsThe sample was drawn theoretically from 44 nonprofit state-centered institutions in the USA. Although statistically the results pertain strictly to US-based nonprofits, the principles should generalize to other countries as revealed by the similarity with United Nations innovation and strategic planning recommendations. Originality/valueThe authors applied a strategic planning exercise with the 44 participants at their recommendations to prioritize the CSF’s. The result was an innovative SWOT-TOWS diagram that summarized how the nine CSF’s were prioritized and grouped into the three categories of market performance, ethical responsibility and human resources.

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Section: Contemporary Not-for-profit Critical Success Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Strategic analysis of CSF’s for not-for-profit organizations

Strang

2018

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“…This was evident in the co-authorship as well as the multidisciplinary nature of recent science [60, 61]. Establishing research networks increases research output, creates new research opportunities, facilitates technology transfer, increase citations of research manuscripts, especially if there is an international team of authors involved [62–65]. Building research networks is extremely important for developing countries where research community is fragmented and research grants are scarce [62].…”

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“…Establishing research networks increases research output, creates new research opportunities, facilitates technology transfer, increase citations of research manuscripts, especially if there is an international team of authors involved [62–65]. Building research networks is extremely important for developing countries where research community is fragmented and research grants are scarce [62]. The finding that the h -index of the retrieved literature on strongyloidiasis was 76 which is relatively lower than that reported for dengue [66] and leishmaniasis [55].…”

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A bibliometric analysis of human strongyloidiasis research (1968 to 2017)

Sweileh

2019

Trop Dis Travel Med Vaccines

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BackgroundStrongyloidiasis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD). It is commonly associated with poverty and poor hygiene. Strongyloidiasis poses an unseen global public health problem. The aim of this study was to assess and analyze peer-reviewed literature on human strongyloidiasis to shed light on the evolution, volume, important topics, and key players in the field of human strongyloidiasis.MethodsA validated bibliometric method was implemented using Scopus database for the study period from 1968 to 2017. The search strategy was developed based on keywords related to strongyloidiasis. Bibliometric indicators and visualization maps were presented.ResultsIn total, 1947 documents were found. Retrieved documents received 32,382 citations, an average of approximately 16.6 per document, and an h-index of 76. The most frequently encountered keywords in the retrieved literature focused on hyperinfection, diagnosis, prevalence, and ivermectin. The USA led with 540 (27.7%) documents followed by Brazil (139; 7.1%) and Japan (137; 7.0%). When research output was standardized by income and population size, India ranked first (12.4 documents per GDP/capita) followed by the USA (9.1 documents per GDP/capita). The most active journal involved in publishing articles was the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (95; 4.8%). In terms of institutions, the University of Ryukyus (Japan) was the most active with 62 (3.2%) publications, followed by the University of Pennsylvania with 54 (2.8%) publications.ConclusionThe volume, growth, and international research collaboration in human strongyloidiasis were inadequate given the long history of the disease, the large number of affected people, and the results obtained for other NTDs. Research in human strongyloidiasis needs to be strengthened and encouraged in endemic regions in Southeast Asia and Latin America. International research networking needs to be established to achieve the goals of Sustainable Development Goals in fighting and eradicating NTDs by 2030.

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“…Knowledge sharing is the most important ele ment of collaborative research [2]. In crossdisci plinary collaborations, individual research work must be adapted to coordinate with other individual research works and researchers must discuss their results extensively in workshops and at conferences [3]. These are the reasons why in 2006, Cedars-Si nai Medical Center (CSMC) with eleven Central and Eastern Euro pean (CEE) universities and academic organizations from six countries (Croatia, Czech Re public, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine) formed the Regional Cooperation for Health, Science and Technolo gy (RECOOP HST) Consortium [4].…”

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Knowledge sharing is the key for the progress of science

Vari¹

2018

Ukr.Biochem.J

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Significance of research networking for enhancing collaboration and research productivity

Cited by 21 publications

References 12 publications

Strategic analysis of CSF’s for not-for-profit organizations

Strategic analysis of CSF’s for not-for-profit organizations

A bibliometric analysis of human strongyloidiasis research (1968 to 2017)

Knowledge sharing is the key for the progress of science

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