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What Catalyzes Research Universities to Commit to Interdisciplinary Research?
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Barringer, Sondra N.; Leahey, Erin; Salazar, Karina – Research in Higher Education, 2020
For decades, science policy has been promoting interdisciplinary research (IDR), but universities have not responded uniformly. To explain this variation, we integrate insights from the organizational literature, especially research on microfoundations, and highlight the role of both administrators and faculty. We collect and, with the help of…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Interdisciplinary Approach, Scientific Research, Medical Research
Global Competition, US Research Universities, and International Doctoral Education: Growth and Consolidation of an Organizational Field
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Taylor, Barrett J.; Cantwell, Brendan – Research in Higher Education, 2015
The heightened mobility of resources, ideas, and cultural practices across national borders--commonly known as "globalization"--entails changes in the contexts in which US research universities operate. We draw on recent developments in neo-institutional theory to understand these changes and their implications for the ways in which US…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Competition, Research Universities, Doctoral Programs
Factors Contributing to Research Excellence.
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Snyder, Julie K.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1991
A survey sought information on the administrative factors contributing to high-quality funded research activity in 33 high-ranked but changing research universities. Influential environmental factors, faculty participation, research visibility, and key success strategies were considered. Results were linked to patterns in decline, rise, and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Research, Program Administration, Program Effectiveness
Indirect Costs Rate Variation for University Research: Several Conventional Explanations Do Not Work.
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Massy, William F.; Olson, Jeffery E. – Research in Higher Education, 1994
To address concerns that universities are overcharging the federal government for indirect costs of research programs, data from seven major research universities were used to simulate a standardization of costs and policies to eliminate differences widely assumed to contribute to rate variation. Results suggest universities are not overcharging…
Descriptors: Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Federal Aid, Higher Education
Assessment of Research Quality.
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Patrick, William J.; Stanley, Elizabeth C. – Research in Higher Education, 1996
The British experience with nationwide research quality assessment exercises and newly-introduced measures to improve research program accountability is described. Consequences for institutions of higher education and for the system as a whole are examined, using the University of Glasgow (Scotland) as an example. Utility of performance indicators…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Determinants of Research Productivity in Higher Education.
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Dundar, Halil; Lewis, Darrell R. – Research in Higher Education, 1998
A study extends recent research on college-faculty research productivity by examining the relationship between research productivity and institutional factors, drawing on recent National Research Council data on research universities and their programs in four broad fields: biological sciences, engineering, physical sciences and mathematics, and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Biological Sciences, College Faculty, Engineering
Firm Utilization of University Scientific Research.
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Tornquist, Kristi M.; Hoenack, Stephen A. – Research in Higher Education, 1996
A study used publication statistics to investigate the collaboration and research use of scientists in the computer equipment and aircraft industries. Results reveal that these industries are using research generated by university scientists, and that collaboration between sectors is occurring. Geographic proximity is linked to increased…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Aerospace Industry, Computer Science, Cooperation