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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298500803321

Titolo

Incentives and Performance : Governance of Research Organizations / / edited by Isabell M. Welpe, Jutta Wollersheim, Stefanie Ringelhan, Margit Osterloh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-09785-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (493 p.)

Disciplina

330

379

658.3

658048

Soggetti

Personnel management

Management

Industrial management

Educational policy

Education and state

Business ethics

Human Resource Management

Innovation/Technology Management

Educational Policy and Politics

Business Ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.