What is the societal impact of university research? A policy-oriented review to map approaches, identify monitoring methods and success factors

2022/09/05 by Nicola Francesco Dotti, Julia Walczyk · 1 voice · 1 citation
Decision Sciences · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Environmental Science · #Community Development and Social Impact #Evaluation and Performance Assessment #Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

paper · doi:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2022.102157

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