Performance management at universities : the Danish bibliometric research indicator at work / Poul Erik Mouritzen, Niels Opstrup.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mouritzen, Poul Erik, author.

Opstrup, Niels, author.

Series:

Public sector organizations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teachers--Rating of.

College teachers.

Scholarly publishing--Evaluation.

Scholarly publishing.

Bibliometrics.

Universities and colleges--Faculty.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

xvii, 297 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]

Summary:

This book gives an account of what can happen when performance management is introduced at universities. How do scholars -- for better or worse -- respond to a system which counts the number of articles and books? Many myths exist about scholar's reactions: They cheat, slice their production to the least publishable unit, become more risk averse and will go for the low-hanging fruits; in short, they develop a "taste for publication" at the cost of a "taste of science". Systematic knowledge about the consequences of such systems for the motivation, behavior and productivity of university scholars is in short supply. The book is a major contribution to remedy this situation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Ebook version :

ISBN:

9783030213244

3030213242

OCLC:

1110450000