This paper presents and demonstrates a qualitative and quantitative methodological approach to the evaluation of public Research and Development (R&D) funding. This approach aims to support rather than replace traditional evaluation approaches, by focusing on the input, output and behavioural...

Grounded theory methodology (GTM) has become a popular approach in the social sciences. Based on an iterative research design and reconstructive hermeneutic procedures, it enables scholars to reveal and comprehend patterns of understanding that are reproduced through linguistic and nonlinguistic...