Ash Chakraborty

Apart from the Higher Education Institutes (HEIs), different other sectors are also involved in translational research activities. The industries, start-ups and software sectors have created much of the innovations, which are creating impact in our lives. This chapter is technology-agnostic and discussed various management aspect of translation research in both HEIs and non-HEIs. At the most fundamental level, management is a discipline that consists of a set of five general functions: planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling. This chapter compares with full empathy the practices in the HEI and the non-HEI sectors, across all the management functions as used in translational research. The purpose of this chapter is to show what different management practices are being followed in non-HEI sectors and identify those practices that may be adapted for the enhancement of translational research in Indian HEIs. The chapter is divided into nine sections. The introduction explains the rationale behind this comparison; the second section provides some essential background information to proceed forward; the third section gives a peep into various stages of translational research; the fourth section examines the managerial functions in HEIs, and the fifth section does for the non-HEIs. The subsequent sections underline the differences in practices in HEI and non-HEI sectors, recent initiatives to enhance translational research and industry-academia interactions. Finally, in Sect. 9, the authors have identified some effective management practices in the non-HEI sectors, which may be suitably adapted to strengthen the translational research at the HEIs.