Open Science in the digital era
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Aalto University publication series DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS, 103/2021
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Advances in digital technologies have disrupted the established openness of the institution of open science in the digital era. They have introduced unprecedented possibilities and challenges to instantly, interactively, collaboratively, and responsibly perform science around the world. This doctoral dissertation is aimed at a philosophical, sociological, and economic conceptualization of the normative structure of open science in the digital era, as well as revealing its impact on the established governance of research and innovation at universities. I present a systematic literature review and two empirical studies on how new digital technologies and tools, together with new open physical and digital infrastructures, have disrupted the openness of the institution of open science in the digital era in universities and are remodelling their science and innovation practices, cognitive norms, and processes and challenging their existing cultures, missions, and policies. With these three articles, I analyse the foundations of the institution of open science, the evolution of its openness, and the transformation of the institution in the digital era. I investigate the definition, practices, norms, and goal of open science and the role of researchers in the digital era within the context of its main public infrastructure: universities. With Article 1, we develop a rigorous, integrated, and up-to-date definition of open science through a systematic literature review. With Article 2, based on a qualitative empirical research study taking a grounded theory methodological approach, we identify emergent principles, practices, and underlying mechanisms of open science and innovation developed and encountered by research teams at universities. With Article 3, through a qualitative empirical research study using a thematic coding and analysis, we understand how existing and recently adopted open science practices and underlying principles and attitudes of research teams support the advancement of knowledge and the development of actions, solutions, and technologies for sustainable development. This doctoral dissertation lays the philosophical, sociological, and economic foundations of an expansive institution of open science in the digital era. The definition provides a comprehensive view of the streams of knowledge on the institution. The expansive normative structure of open science – its goal, norms, and practices – articulates the institution and provides a robust framework for its theoretical analysis in the digital era. This doctoral dissertation also identifies a new academic entrepreneurial ethos that advances the role of researchers at universities. Additionally, this doctoral dissertation provides the grounds for understanding how the institution of open science is shaping open innovation at universities. Open science is expanding and laying the foundations of open exploration, an expansive model of university research and innovation in the digital era. Finally, this doctoral dissertation provides important suggestions regarding the advancement of open science, innovation policies and governance reforms at universities for enhancing a sustainable world.Description
Defense is held on 29.9.2021 13:00 – 17:00
University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
via remote technology (Zoom), https://aalto.zoom.us/j/69058180228
This doctoral dissertation is conducted under a convention for the joint supervision of the dissertation at the University of Valencia (Spain) and Aalto University (Finland)
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Gustafsson, Robin, Prof., Aalto University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Finland; Martínez Fuentes, Clara, Prof., University of Valencia, SpainOther note
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[Publication 1]: Vicente-Saez, R., Martinez-Fuentes, C., 2018. Open Science now: A systematic literature review for an integrated definition. Journal of Business Research 88, 428–436. https://research.aalto.fi/en/publications/open-science-now-a-systematic-literature-review-for-an-integrated.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.12.043 View at publisher
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[Publication 2]: Vicente-Saez, R., Gustafsson, R., Van den Brande, L., 2020. The dawn of an open exploration era: Emergent principles and practices of open science and innovation of university research teams in a digital world. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 156.
Full text in Acris/Aaltodoc: http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-202004302984DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120037 View at publisher
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[Publication 3]: Vicente-Saez, R., Gustafsson, R., Martinez-Fuentes, C., 2021. Opening up science for a sustainable world: An expansive normative structure of open science in the digital era. Science and Public Policy.
Full text in Acris/Aaltodoc: http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-202108258384DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scab049 View at publisher