Knowledge transfer in Tehran University of Medical Sciences: an academic example of a developing country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the past two decades, scientific publications in Iran have considerably increased their medical science content, and the number of articles published in ISI journals has doubled between 1997 and 2001. The aim of the present study was to determine how frequently knowledge transfer strategies were applied in Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS). We were also interested in studying the determining factors leading to the type of strategy selected.

Methodology

All TUMS research projects that had received grants from inside and outside the university in 2004, and were completed by the end of 2006, were included in the study. In total, 301 projects were examined, and data on each of the projects were collected by the research team using a standardized question

SUBMITTER: Nedjat S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2538542 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature