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The Canada Foundation for Innovation's outcome measurement study: a pioneering approach to research evaluation

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  • Ghislaine Tremblay
  • Sandra Zohar
  • Juliana Bravo
  • Peter Potsepp
  • Meg Barker

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In Canada and internationally, there is increasing interest in the accurate and meaningful measurement of the impacts of public R&D expenditures. The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), a not-forprofit foundation that funds research infrastructure, has developed an innovative method for evaluating research outcomes and impacts — the outcome measurement study (OMS). The OMS combines quantitative and qualitative evaluation approaches to assess outcomes of multidisciplinary research themes at individual institutions. This article describes the methodology, and highlights the key attributes and findings of employing the OMS approach. This methodology has proven to be effective as an evaluation and accountability tool, and as a learning experience for the CFI and participating institutions. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

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  • Ghislaine Tremblay & Sandra Zohar & Juliana Bravo & Peter Potsepp & Meg Barker, 2010. "The Canada Foundation for Innovation's outcome measurement study: a pioneering approach to research evaluation," Research Evaluation, Oxford University Press, vol. 19(5), pages 333-345, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:rseval:v:19:y:2010:i:5:p:333-345
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    1. Chiara PANCOTTI & Julie PELLEGRIN & Silvia VIGNETTI, 2014. "Appraisal of Research Infrastructures: Approaches, methods and practical implications," Departmental Working Papers 2014-13, Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods at Università degli Studi di Milano.
    2. Matteo Pedrini & Valentina Langella & Mario Alberto Battaglia & Paola Zaratin, 2018. "Assessing the health research’s social impact: a systematic review," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 114(3), pages 1227-1250, March.

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