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Governance and Performance in the German Public Research SectorNew Public ManagementNew Public Management in Science and Incentive-Compatible Resource-Allocation Based on Indicators

Governance and Performance in the German Public Research Sector: New Public ManagementNew Public... [The chapter analyses the question whether scientific performance can be measured appropriately and if the measurement may create suitable performance incentives for the research units. For this purpose, the outcome of a large dataset including different scientific fields is examined in detail. A major point of investigation is to show the effect of specific instruments of New Public Management (NPM) on scientific performance. Although not all NPM instruments contribute to increased research efficiency – some even have a negative effect on it – the effects are rather positive. A further result of the investigation is the multidimensionality of scientific performance. As a consequence, the usual surveys including only a small number of indicators are an insufficient measuring device. This is especially important because a positive efficiency effect of NPM mechanisms at the microlevel might be counteracted by a negative effect at the macrolevel if its functional balance is disturbed. The chapter therefore shows how the different dimensions can be analysed appropriately, maintaining also the functional balance. Furthermore, it is shown which indicators are relevant for an appropriate measurement. On the basis of the broad available dataset, it is possible to analyse all these topics empirically.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Governance and Performance in the German Public Research SectorNew Public ManagementNew Public Management in Science and Incentive-Compatible Resource-Allocation Based on Indicators

Part of the Higher Education Dynamics Book Series (volume 32)
Editors: Jansen, Dorothea
Schubert, Torben; Schmoch, Ulrich
Governance and Performance in the German Public Research Sector — Jun 5, 2010
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
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© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010
ISBN
978-90-481-9138-3
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3 –18
DOI
10.1007/978-90-481-9139-0_1
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[The chapter analyses the question whether scientific performance can be measured appropriately and if the measurement may create suitable performance incentives for the research units. For this purpose, the outcome of a large dataset including different scientific fields is examined in detail. A major point of investigation is to show the effect of specific instruments of New Public Management (NPM) on scientific performance. Although not all NPM instruments contribute to increased research efficiency – some even have a negative effect on it – the effects are rather positive. A further result of the investigation is the multidimensionality of scientific performance. As a consequence, the usual surveys including only a small number of indicators are an insufficient measuring device. This is especially important because a positive efficiency effect of NPM mechanisms at the microlevel might be counteracted by a negative effect at the macrolevel if its functional balance is disturbed. The chapter therefore shows how the different dimensions can be analysed appropriately, maintaining also the functional balance. Furthermore, it is shown which indicators are relevant for an appropriate measurement. On the basis of the broad available dataset, it is possible to analyse all these topics empirically.]

Published: Jun 5, 2010

Keywords: Scientific Production; Indicator System; Graduate Teaching; Scientific Output; Advisory Service

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