Nabil Amara
Biographic Data
| ID | 3933694 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nabil Amara |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nabil |
| FAMILY NAME | Amara |
| SIGNATURE | AMARA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université Laval |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 164 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Art of innovating in the arts
Fairly assessing unfairness
Determinants of research efficiency in Canadian business schools
The Extent and Organizational Determinants of Research Utilization in Canadian Health Services Organizations
This article focuses on the use of research by managers and professionals in Canadian health service organizations (ministries, regional authorities, and hospitals). The results of the analysis of the 928 responses underlined the important role that the absorption, learning, culture, and linkage mechanism variables played in determining utilization. General linear regression and regression by organizational type confirmed the importance of the li…
What factors induce health care decision-makers to use clinical guidelines? Evidence from provincial health ministries, regional health authorities and hospitals in Canada
New Evidence on Instrumental, Conceptual, and Symbolic Utilization of University Research in Government Agencies
This article addresses three questions: What is the extent of instrumental, conceptual, and symbolic use of university research in government agencies? Are there differences between the policy domains in regard to the extent of each type of use? What are the determinants of instrumental, conceptual, and symbolic use of university research? Based on a survey of 833 government officials, the results suggest that (1) the three types of use of resear…
The Extent and Determinants of the Utilization of University Research in Government Agencies
This article addresses three questions: To what extent is university research used in government agencies? Are there differences between the policy domains in regard to the extent of use? What determines the use of university research in government agencies? The data analysis is based on a survey of 833 government officials from Canadian government agencies. Comparisons of the magnitude of uptake of university research show large and significant …
Does social capital determine innovation? To what extent
Utilization of social science research knowledge in Canada
Climbing the Ladder of Research Utilization
In this article, the Knott and Wildavsky stages of knowledge utilization are considered separately and compared with the previous stage to find factors explaining why researchers are able to climb up the ladder of knowledge utilization from the echelon of no transmission to transmission, then to cognition, reference, effort, influence, and application. The results suggest that there are barriers to climbing and that these barriers are primarily l…
Les déterminants de l'effort de lobbying des associations au Canada
This study addresses three questions: to what extent lobbying efforts undertaken by associations vary across different types of associations; what are the different lobbying instruments used by Canadian associations; what factors explain the intensity of the lobbying efforts deployed by the Canadian associations? These questions are dealt with through a sample of 438 associations operating in 12 different policy domains and at three possible leve…
The Extent and Determinants of the Utilization of University Research in Government Agencies
This article addresses three questions: To what extent is university research used in government agencies? Are there differences between the policy domains in regard to the extent of use? What determines the use of university research in government agencies? The data analysis is based on a survey of 833 government officials from Canadian government agencies. Comparisons of the magnitude of uptake of university research show large and significant …
New Evidence on Instrumental, Conceptual, and Symbolic Utilization of University Research in Government Agencies
This article addresses three questions: What is the extent of instrumental, conceptual, and symbolic use of university research in government agencies? Are there differences between the policy domains in regard to the extent of each type of use? What are the determinants of instrumental, conceptual, and symbolic use of university research? Based on a survey of 833 government officials, the results suggest that (1) the three types of use of resear…
Climbing the Ladder of Research Utilization
In this article, the Knott and Wildavsky stages of knowledge utilization are considered separately and compared with the previous stage to find factors explaining why researchers are able to climb up the ladder of knowledge utilization from the echelon of no transmission to transmission, then to cognition, reference, effort, influence, and application. The results suggest that there are barriers to climbing and that these barriers are primarily l…
The Extent and Organizational Determinants of Research Utilization in Canadian Health Services Organizations
This article focuses on the use of research by managers and professionals in Canadian health service organizations (ministries, regional authorities, and hospitals). The results of the analysis of the 928 responses underlined the important role that the absorption, learning, culture, and linkage mechanism variables played in determining utilization. General linear regression and regression by organizational type confirmed the importance of the li…
Les déterminants de l'effort de lobbying des associations au Canada
This study addresses three questions: to what extent lobbying efforts undertaken by associations vary across different types of associations; what are the different lobbying instruments used by Canadian associations; what factors explain the intensity of the lobbying efforts deployed by the Canadian associations? These questions are dealt with through a sample of 438 associations operating in 12 different policy domains and at three possible leve…
What factors induce health care decision-makers to use clinical guidelines? Evidence from provincial health ministries, regional health authorities and hospitals in Canada
Les déterminants de l'effort de lobbying des associations au Canada
This study addresses three questions: to what extent lobbying efforts undertaken by associations vary across different types of associations; what are the different lobbying instruments used by Canadian associations; what factors explain the intensity of the lobbying efforts deployed by the Canadian associations? These questions are dealt with through a sample of 438 associations operating in 12 different policy domains and at three possible leve…
Utilization of social science research knowledge in Canada
Climbing the Ladder of Research Utilization
In this article, the Knott and Wildavsky stages of knowledge utilization are considered separately and compared with the previous stage to find factors explaining why researchers are able to climb up the ladder of knowledge utilization from the echelon of no transmission to transmission, then to cognition, reference, effort, influence, and application. The results suggest that there are barriers to climbing and that these barriers are primarily l…
Does social capital determine innovation? To what extent
The Extent and Determinants of the Utilization of University Research in Government Agencies
This article addresses three questions: To what extent is university research used in government agencies? Are there differences between the policy domains in regard to the extent of use? What determines the use of university research in government agencies? The data analysis is based on a survey of 833 government officials from Canadian government agencies. Comparisons of the magnitude of uptake of university research show large and significant …
New Evidence on Instrumental, Conceptual, and Symbolic Utilization of University Research in Government Agencies
This article addresses three questions: What is the extent of instrumental, conceptual, and symbolic use of university research in government agencies? Are there differences between the policy domains in regard to the extent of each type of use? What are the determinants of instrumental, conceptual, and symbolic use of university research? Based on a survey of 833 government officials, the results suggest that (1) the three types of use of resear…
What factors induce health care decision-makers to use clinical guidelines? Evidence from provincial health ministries, regional health authorities and hospitals in Canada
The Extent and Organizational Determinants of Research Utilization in Canadian Health Services Organizations
This article focuses on the use of research by managers and professionals in Canadian health service organizations (ministries, regional authorities, and hospitals). The results of the analysis of the 928 responses underlined the important role that the absorption, learning, culture, and linkage mechanism variables played in determining utilization. General linear regression and regression by organizational type confirmed the importance of the li…
Determinants of research efficiency in Canadian business schools
Fairly assessing unfairness
Art of innovating in the arts
Political science (8 works) · Business (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Evaluation and Performance Assessment (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (2 works) · Government (linguistics (2 works)