Problem-solving and organisation of public-funded challenge-based research projects using a wicked problem lens.
Challenge-based funding approaches for allocating public research funds are generally well-understood. However, whether the funded research groups' projects are affected by the specific characteristics of grand challenges remains unclear. Anecdotally, some scholars have suggested that such challenge...
| Publicado en: | Innovation: The European Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 1052 - 1072 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun2025
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