Performance-based funding and university research productivity: the moderating effect of university legitimacy

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• 作者：Mattia Cattaneo ; Michele Meoli ; Andrea Signori
• 关键词：University research ; Competitive funding ; VTR ; Research assessment ; University legitimacy ; I23 ; I28 ; H52
• 刊名：The Journal of Technology Transfer
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：February 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：41
• 期：1
• 页码：85-104
• 全文大小：506 KB
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• 作者单位：Mattia Cattaneo (1) (2) (3)
  Michele Meoli (1) (2) (3)
  Andrea Signori (1) (2) (3)
  
  1. Department of Economics and Technology Management, University of Bergamo, Via Pasubio 7b, 24044, Dalmine, BG, Italy
  2. CISAlpino Institute for Comparative Studies in Europe (CCSE), University of Bergamo, Dalmine, Italy
  3. University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
  
• 刊物类别：Business and Economics
• 刊物主题：Economics
  Business
  Technology Management
  Industrial Organization
  Management
  Commercial Law
  Economic Growth
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-7047

文摘

The introduction of competitive funding mechanisms in higher education is found to generally increase research productivity. However, the diversity within higher education systems may lead universities to behave in substantially different ways in response to the adoption of competitive funding criteria. In particular, we argue that the legitimacy of universities, defined as their level of recognition based on the adherence to socially accepted norms and expectations, is crucial in shaping their reaction. This paper investigates the change in research productivity experienced by Italian universities following the introduction of the first Performance-based Research Funding System (PRFS) in 2003, focusing on the moderating effect of university legitimacy. Using a sample of 75 universities observed during the period 1999–2011, we find that the introduction of PRFS leads to an increase in research productivity, and this increase is significantly more pronounced among more legitimate universities. Keywords University research Competitive funding VTR Research assessment University legitimacy