Incentives and Performance: Governance of Research Organizations

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Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Issues and Trends in Publishing Behavioral Science: A Quarrelsome Crew Struggling with a Disintegrating Boat on a Stormy Sea....Pages 3-18
How Nonsense Became Excellence: Forcing Professors to Publish....Pages 19-32
Science in the Hands of Strategic Management: The Metrification of Scientific Work and Its Impact on the Evolution of Knowledge....Pages 33-48
A Theory Exploring How Expert Leaders Influence Performance in Knowledge-Intensive Organizations....Pages 49-67
Incentives and Power: An Organizational Perspective....Pages 69-86
Performance Management and Incentive Systems in Research Organizations: Effects, Limits and Opportunities....Pages 87-103
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Interrater Reliability of the Peer Review Process in Management Journals....Pages 107-119
The Use of Bibliometrics for Assessing Research: Possibilities, Limitations and Adverse Effects....Pages 121-139
The Informative Value of International University Rankings: Some Methodological Remarks....Pages 141-154
Frontier Efficiency Analysis in Higher Education....Pages 155-170
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Academic Scientists and Knowledge Commercialization: Self-Determination and Diverse Motivations....Pages 173-187
Imaginary Contradictions of University Governance....Pages 189-205
Research and Teaching Awards as Elements of Incentive Systems in Academia....Pages 207-220
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Myths, Challenges, Risks and Opportunities in Evaluating and Supporting Scientific Research....Pages 223-239
Why Are Some Nations More Successful Than Others in Research Impact? A Comparison Between Denmark and Sweden....Pages 241-257
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Social Media and Altmetrics: An Overview of Current Alternative Approaches to Measuring Scholarly Impact....Pages 261-276
Open Science: Many Good Resolutions, Very Few Incentives, Yet....Pages 277-289
Success Measurement of Scientific Communication: The Contribution of New Media to the Governance of Universities....Pages 291-306
Double-Blind Peer Review: How to Slaughter a Sacred Cow....Pages 307-321
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The Professional Partnership: An Alternative Model for Public University Governance Reform....Pages 325-340
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Incentivizing Innovation in Knowledge-Intensive Companies: Conceptual Analysis of the Fit Between Reward Programs and Organizational Contexts....Pages 341-357
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Adoption and Use of Management Controls in Higher Education Institutions....Pages 361-378
The Suitability of Intellectual Capital Reports for the Quantitative Measurement of Overall University Performance....Pages 379-396
The Elusive Effectiveness of Performance Measurement in Science: Insights from a German University....Pages 397-412
Performance Management Systems and their Influence on the Governance Structures of Portuguese Universities: A Case Study....Pages 413-430
Performance Management and Disciplinary Efficiency Comparison....Pages 431-448
Consideration of Knowledge and Technology Transfer Characteristics for Research Evaluation....Pages 449-463
Performance Assessment and Professional Development in University Teaching....Pages 465-477
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Cinderella Between Rigor and Relevance....Pages 481-488