TY - JOUR
T1 - Managing Institutional Research Advancement
T2 - Implications from a University Faculty Time Allocation Study
AU - Anderson, Derrick
AU - Slade, Catherine P.
PY - 2016/2/1
Y1 - 2016/2/1
N2 - While much is known about faculty time allocation, we know very little about how traditional managerial factors influence faculty time allocation behaviors. We know even less about the possible downsides associated with relying on these traditional managerial factors. Using survey data from the National Science Foundation/Department of Energy Survey of Academic Researchers, our study predicts faculty time allocations to grant writing as a function of pressure from administrative superiors. We then examine how pressure from administrative superiors influences faculty job satisfaction and the likelihood to pursue uninteresting research grants. Our findings indicate that faculty time spent pursuing grants increases in response to pressure from administrative superiors but that this same pressure is associated also associated with increases in pursuit of uninteresting research grants as well as decreases in work satisfaction. Our study contributes to better understanding of the merits and limitations of traditional, hierarchical approaches to managing university faculty behavior.
AB - While much is known about faculty time allocation, we know very little about how traditional managerial factors influence faculty time allocation behaviors. We know even less about the possible downsides associated with relying on these traditional managerial factors. Using survey data from the National Science Foundation/Department of Energy Survey of Academic Researchers, our study predicts faculty time allocations to grant writing as a function of pressure from administrative superiors. We then examine how pressure from administrative superiors influences faculty job satisfaction and the likelihood to pursue uninteresting research grants. Our findings indicate that faculty time spent pursuing grants increases in response to pressure from administrative superiors but that this same pressure is associated also associated with increases in pursuit of uninteresting research grants as well as decreases in work satisfaction. Our study contributes to better understanding of the merits and limitations of traditional, hierarchical approaches to managing university faculty behavior.
KW - Faculty time allocation
KW - Grantsmanship
KW - Higher education research institutions
KW - Research and development
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U2 - 10.1007/s11162-015-9376-9
DO - 10.1007/s11162-015-9376-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84955758191
SN - 0361-0365
VL - 57
SP - 99
EP - 121
JO - Research in Higher Education
JF - Research in Higher Education
IS - 1
ER -