Research Management Strategy: Recommendations for the Architecture and Design Section of the Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology
Author
Steinø, Nicolai
Term
2. semester
Publication year
2011
Submitted on
2011-05-16
Pages
67
Abstract
Afhandlingen adresserer de ændrede rammevilkår for danske universiteter efter indførelsen af præstationsmåling og præstationsbaseret budgettering, herunder BFI – den Bibliometriske Forskningsindikator – som på Aalborg Universitet nedfældes på institutniveau og påvirker forskningsbudgetter. Med udgangspunkt i Sektionen for Arkitektur og Design, der har en under gennemsnittet forskningsproduktion og dermed er særligt udfordret, har afhandlingen til formål at udvikle en forskningsledelsesstrategi, der kan øge publikationsoutput og kvalitet uden at kompromittere et meningsfuldt arbejdsliv for forskere. Afhandlingen klargør centrale finansieringsbegreber (basisbevillinger knyttet til undervisning, eksterne midler med 40% overhead samt relationen mellem peer review og BFI-registrering) og beskriver en metode, der kombinerer teoretiske studier med et casestudie og en fokusgruppe. På denne baggrund fremlægges handlingsorienterede anbefalinger på ledelses-, organisations- og medarbejderniveau, bl.a. om mission, vision og værdier, strategisk ledelse, motivation, incitamenter og belønning, styringssystemer, kultur og organisering, teambuilding, LEAN-forbedringer, kompetenceudvikling og netværk. Afhandlingen er struktureret, så anbefalingerne præsenteres tidligt for at imødekomme både praksis- og akademiske læseres behov, og den søger at vise, hvordan styringskrav potentielt kan bruges som løftestang for forskningskvalitet.
This thesis examines the new operating conditions facing Danish universities with the introduction of performance measurement and performance-based budgeting, notably the Bibliometric Research Indicator (BFI), which at Aalborg University is applied at department level and influences research funding. Focusing on the Architecture and Design Section, whose research output is below average and thus particularly exposed to these pressures, the thesis aims to formulate a research management strategy that increases publication output and quality while preserving a meaningful academic work life. It clarifies key funding mechanisms (teaching-related basic funds, external grants with a 40% overhead, and the relationship between peer review and BFI recognition) and employs a methodology that combines a theoretical study, a case study, and a focus group. On this basis, it presents actionable recommendations at management, organizational, and employee levels, including mission, vision and values; strategic management; motivation, incentives and rewards; control systems; culture and organization; team building; LEAN process improvements; competence development; and networking. The thesis is structured to foreground recommendations for professional readers while documenting methods and evidence for academic readers, and it explores how accountability tools can be leveraged to improve research quality.
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