Key Findings in the Organisational Study

In this chapter, we build on and extend the discussion on how we may further the implementation of Responsible Research and Innovation across types of organizations. We consider first the structure of universities as a driver and barrier for RRI, using Mintzberg’s study on the structure of organisations with an emphasis on expert bureaucracies; second, we consider academic culture as a barrier and opportunity for RRI, using Schein’s layered model of organizational culture; and third, we discuss isomorphism and the role of funding organisations as a salient environment for research performing organisations, using core insights from neo-institutional theory.