RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 How public funding affects complexity in R&D projects. An analysis of team project perceptions
A1 González Varona, José Manuel
A1 Martín Cruz, Teresa Natalia
A1 Acebes Senovilla, Fernando
A1 Pajares Gutiérrez, Javier
K1 R&D project
K1 Public funding
K1 Project
K1 SME
K1 PYME
K1 Study
K1 53 Ciencias Económicas
AB In this paper, we apply a case study approach to advance current understanding of what effects public co-fundingof R&D projects have on project team members’ perceived complexity. We chose an R&D project carried out byan industrial SME in northern Spain. The chosen research strategy was a qualitative approach, and sixteenemployees participated in the project. We held in-depth semi-structured interviews at the beginning and end ofthe co-funded part of the project. NVivo data analysis software was used for qualitative data analysis. Resultsshowed a substantial increase in perceived complexity. We observed that this was due to unresolved tensionbetween the requirements of the project’s co-financing entity and normal SME working procedures. New workingprocedures needed to be developed in order to comply with the co-financing entity’s requirements. However,overall perceived complexity significantly decreased once the co-financed part of the project was completed.
PB Elsevier
SN 0148-2963
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/58524
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/58524
LA eng
NO Journal of Business Research, 2023, vol. 158, p. 113672.
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 12-may-2024