Were I managing a limited resource (in this case research) I would be keen to ensure that work was targeted in clearly identified areas.
I would also be keen to ensure that the work undertaken by my team was coordinated and coherent with efforts of other similar research organisations.
I would not want a scatter gun approach where staff could work on those aspects which interested them. I would prefer a confident explicit outcome even if the answer is a negative, rather than a confused "it might be" which would take the research no further foward.
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