Incentives and Performance - Governance of Research Organizations

This book contributes to the current discussion in society, politics and higher education on innovation capacity and the financial and non-financial incentives for researchers. The expert contributions in the book deal with implementation of incentive systems at higher education institutions in order to foster innovation. On the other hand, the book also discusses the extent to which governance structures from economy can be transferred to universities and how scientific performance can be measured and evaluated. This book is essential for decision-makers in knowledge-intensive organizations and higher-educational institutions dealing with the topic of performance management.

List of contents

Performance Management.- Performance Measurement.- Incentives: Monetary or Non-Monetary? Extrinsic or Intrinsic?- Innovation and Creativity: Fostering and Impeding Conditions.- Innovative Approaches to Research Evaluation.- What Research Organizations Can Learn From Knowledge-Intensive Business.- Applied Contributions, Country and Case Studies.- Incentives and Performance: What We Can Learn From a Fairy Tale.

About the author

Prof. Dr. Margit Osterloh ist Inhaberin des Lehrstuhls für Organisation, Innovations- und Technologiemanagement an der Universität Zürich.

Summary

This book contributes to the current discussion in society, politics and higher education on innovation capacity and the financial and non-financial incentives for researchers. The expert contributions in the book deal with implementation of incentive systems at higher education institutions in order to foster innovation. On the other hand, the book also discusses the extent to which governance structures from economy can be transferred to universities and how scientific performance can be measured and evaluated. This book is essential for decision-makers in knowledge-intensive organizations and higher-educational institutions dealing with the topic of performance management.

Product details

• Assisted by: Margit Osterloh (Editor), Stefanie Ringelhan (Editor), Stefanie Ringelhan et al (Editor), Isabell M. Welpe (Editor), Jutt Wollersheim (Editor), Jutta Wollersheim (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2014
• EAN: 9783319097848
• ISBN: 978-3-31-909784-8
• No. of pages: 488
• Dimensions: 171 mm x 244 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 899 g
• Illustrations: XXV, 488 p. 36 illus., 24 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Management, Makroökonomie, Bildungspolitik, Wissenschaft, B, Personalmanagement, Unternehmensethik und soziale Verantwortung, CSR, Bildungsstrategien und -politik, Educational Policy, Personalwirtschaft, Human Resource Management, Gemeinnützige Organisationen (non-profit), Business and Management, Bildungsmanagement, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Human Resources & Personnel Management, Unternehmensethik, Personalpolitik, Management / Personalmanagement, Ökonomik / Makroökonomik, Bildung / Bildungsmanagement, Politik / Bildung, Management / Bildungsmanagement, Business / Management, Ethik / Unternehmensethik, F u. E (Forschung und Entwicklung), Management: Forschung und Entwicklung (F&E), Industrielle Anwendungen der wissenschaftlichen Forschung und technologische Innovation, Management: Produktion und Qualitätskontrolle, Technologiemanagement, Management / Technologiemanagement, Wirtschaft / Personal, Personal (Belegschaft), Business ethics & social responsibility, Innovation/Technology Management, Business Ethics, Research & development management, Educational strategies & policy, Personnel Management, Management science, Industrial Management, Educational Policy and Politics, Education and state