21.12137/LV2WXSResearch 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, Lithuania2019-12-102017-08-232018-11-212025-03-102017-05-16/2017-08-23Survey dataLiDA_SurveyData_032725209617595743236502317application/gziptext/tab-separated-valuesapplication/gzipapplication/pdf2.2<b><i>The purpose of the study</i></b>: to find out the opinion of business representatives about the obstacles to collaboration between science and business in R&D and the factors that promote it. <br> <b><i> Major investigated questions</i></b>: respondents were asked about their company's R&D cooperation with universities and research institutes and with whom the company had joint projects, after which it carried out R&D activities or purchased services in the last 5 years. The role of the respondents in joint R&D projects with universities and research institutes was explained. Asked to indicate the total R&D projects with universities or research institutes in which the respondent company has participated in the last 5 years and when it last participated. Respondents were asked if their company conducts R&D projects directly with the help of staff from universities and / or research institutes, not through research and study institutions. Respondents were asked whether they would like to carry out joint R&D projects with universities or research institutes and what the main reasons were for doing so. Those who do not were asked to answer what are the main reasons why their company has not conducted R&D projects with universities or research institutes so far, and those who do not - why they do not want to participate in joint projects. It was asked what would encourage the implementation of joint R&D projects with universities or research institutes. It was further asked why the respondent company conducts or has conducted joint R&D projects with universities or research institutes and with what resources. After listing the intermediaries, respondents were asked which of them are involved in joint R&D projects with universities or research institutes. Respondents were asked to answer the general barriers to carrying out projects with universities and research institutes and to indicate whether their company had carried out publicly funded R&D projects with universities and research institutes in the period 2007-2013 or later. Questions were 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 universities or research institutes so far and how they evaluate the relationship between the effort spent on R&D projects so far and the benefits. It was asked how the respondents' company benefits from joint R&D projects with universities or research institutes and how the results of joint R&D projects are used to achieve financial benefits. It was asked whether it intends to carry out R&D projects jointly with universities, research institutes in the future and to what extent it is likely to carry out joint R&D projects with former and / or current partners (universities, research institutes) in the future. <br> <b><i>Socio-demographic characteristics</i></b>: legal form of the company, capital of the company, age of the company, number of employees, annual income of the company, in which county it is registered, narrowest smart specialization priority for R&D activities, gender, age, work in a university, research institute in a company, education. <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: Business Representatives Survey, May - August, 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_0324; 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