21.12137/BIM8ZQResearch and Higher Education Monitoring and Analysis CentreLT: LithuaniaLithuanian Data Archive for SSH (LiDA)2022Social Sciencesscientific researchresearch and developmentproduct developmentScience and technologyCenter for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA)Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, LithuaniaVilčinskas, Vidas (Center for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA), Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0001-9377-0458])Žvaliauskas, Giedrius (Center for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA), Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0001-8970-0756])Burbienė, Diana (Center for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA), Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0002-8435-090X])Lithuanian Data Archive for Social Sciences and HumanitiesCenter for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA), Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania2019-12-102017-07-152018-11-212025-03-102017-05-17/2017-07-15Survey dataLiDA_SurveyData_0325246191078015743229528838application/gziptext/tab-separated-valuesapplication/gzipapplication/pdf2.2<b><i>The purpose of the study</i></b>: to find out the opinion of researchers - managers about the obstacles to cooperation between science and business in the field of research and development and the factors that promote it. <br> <b><i> Major investigated questions</i></b>: respondents were asked if they had held a management position in the last 5 years. Respondents were asked about their responsibilities and their experience of working with commercial enterprises in R&D. It was stated that in the last 5 years there were several projects with a unit or team of researchers. They were asked when they last participated in a joint R&D project (purchasing or selling R&D services) with commercial enterprises. They were asked if they would like to undertake joint projects and what the reasons were. Those who have not conducted joint R&D projects were asked to indicate the reasons why they have not conducted them with business enterprises so far, and those who do not want to do so - why they do not want to participate in joint projects. They were asked what would encourage them to carry out joint R&D projects with commercial enterprises. Staff were asked why they participate in joint R&D projects with commercial enterprises and the means by which they are carried out. After listing the intermediaries, they were asked to indicate which of them are involved in joint R&D projects with business enterprises. Respondents were asked to answer the general obstacles to carrying out projects with companies and to indicate whether or not the managed unit (research team) had carried out publicly funded R&D projects with companies during the period 2007-2013. It was asked about the main administrative obstacles to the smooth running of publicly funded R&D activities. Furthermore, it was clarified whether the respondents are satisfied with the results of R&D projects with companies so far and how they assess the relationship between the efforts made so far in R&D projects with companies and the benefits. Respondents were asked whether they intend to carry out R&D projects jointly with companies in the future and to what extent they are likely to carry out joint R&D projects with former and / or existing partners (companies) in the future. <br> <b><i>Socio-demographic characteristics</i></b>: age, gender, which department is headed, how long is the head of the department, number of subordinates, time spent on activities, main field of science in which R&D is conducted, work in business after graduation, county, institution, type of leadership. <br><br> This survey was conducted at the initiative of the Research and Higher Education Monitoring and Analysis Centre (MOSTA). On January 1, 2019, MOSTA was reorganized into the Government Strategic Analysis Center (STRATA).SPSS, 25Dataverse collection “Education, Science and Technology” contains surveys studying Lithuanian public opinion about priorities, implementation and outputs of education, science and technology policy.<p> The main language of the study is Lithuanian (lit). </p> <p> Standardized questionnaire was provided for the respondents in Lithuanian (lit). </p> <p> Dataset (data and metadata) “Scientific and Business Cooperation in the Field of R and D: Researchers - Leaders Survey, May - July, 2017” from 2019-12-10 to 2021-10-01 was available on the portal of Lithuanian Data Archive for Humanities and Social Sciences (LiDA) www.lidata.eu; object PID: www.lidata.eu/data/quant/LiDA_LAMS_0322; produced by Žvaliauskas Giedrius 2019-12-10. </p>Kaunas, LithuaniaEuropean Social Fund (according to the 9th Priority "Public education and raising the human potential" of Measure "Monitoring, strengthening of external evaluation and recognition of qualifications")09.3.2-ESFA-V-710-02-0001