Allocation of Resources for Basic Research in a Mission Oriented Governmental Agency

Abstract

A study is made of the process by which basic research is funded in a mission-oriented agency of the federal government, with particular attention to the Office of Naval Research. To provide a ratonale for improved funding procedures, a model is developed to associate a value with a research portfolio. Two models are developed, the first in the case where funding is made on the basis of supporting science per se, the second corresponds to the case where funding is made on the basis of mission-relatedness. An optimum portfolio would maximize the combined value of mission oriented and science oriented research subject to budget and other constraints. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0726678

Entities

People

  • Burton V. Dean
  • David Huettner
  • Donald C. Friedel
  • Melvin Brown
  • Samuel J. Mantel

Organizations

  • Case Western Reserve University

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Earth Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Materials
  • Mathematical Models
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Physical Theories
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Students
  • United States Government

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