New Evidence on Instrumental, Conceptual, and Symbolic Utilization of University Research in Government Agencies
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- 1 September 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Science Communication
- Vol. 26 (1), 75-106
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547004267491
Abstract
This article addresses three questions: What is the extent of instrumental, conceptual, and symbolic use of university research in government agencies? Are there differences between the policy domains in regard to the extent of each type of use? What are the determinants of instrumental, conceptual, and symbolic use of university research? Based on a survey of 833 government officials, the results suggest that (1) the three types of use of research simultaneously play a significant role in government agencies, (2) there are large differences between policy domains in regard to research utilization, and (3) a small number of determinants explain the increase of instrumental, conceptual, and symbolic utilization of research in a different way.Keywords
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