Measuring research and development expenditures in the U.S. nonprofit sector : conceptual and design issues ; summary of a workshop / Carol C. House, Holly G. Rhodes, and Esha Sinha, rapporteurs ; Committee on National Statistics ; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ; National Research Council of the National Academies.

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"National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) of the National Science Foundation is responsible for national reporting of the research and development (R&D) activities that occur in all sectors of the United States economy. For most sectors, including the business and higher educat...

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Corporate Authors: Measuring Research and Development Expenditures in the U.S. Nonprofit Sector : Conceptual and Design Issues (Workshop) Washington, D.C.)
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics (Issuing body)
National Research Council (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (Issuing body)
Other Authors: House, Carol C. (rapporteur.)
Rhodes, Holly Greenwood (rapporteur.)
Sinha, Esha (rapporteur.)
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Research > United States > Appropriations and expenditures.
Research > United States > Finance > Evaluation.
Physical Description:ix, 154 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Also issued online.
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • A profile of the nonprofit sector in the United States
  • Understanding R&D within the nonprofit sector
  • Approaches to survey and sample design
  • Question design and survey implementation
  • Summary of key themes from the workshop
  • References
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Appendix A: Workshop agenda
  • Appendix B: Workshop participants
  • Appendix C: IRS form 990
  • Appendix D: Biographical sketches of steering committee members, presenters, and staff.