Voicing the Tensions of Implementing Research Strategies: Implications for Organizational Leaders
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| Title: | Voicing the Tensions of Implementing Research Strategies: Implications for Organizational Leaders |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Billot, Jennie, Codling, Andrew |
| Source: | Management in Education. Apr 2013 27(2):75-80. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 6 |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Research, Goal Orientation, Leadership, Research Administration, Productivity, College Faculty, Context Effect, Researchers, Research Design, Case Studies, Public Policy |
| Geographic Terms: | New Zealand |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0892020613476729 |
| ISSN: | 0892-0206 |
| Abstract: | When higher education institutions seek to align their research goals with nationally driven imperatives, various members of the institutional community need to work in concert to achieve them. The identification of effective strategies and the development of a contextually appropriate research culture are fundamental elements to progressing institutional objectives and achieving planned performance outcomes. Because all parties frequently have differing motivations, there are obvious challenges for organizational leadership. This article examines some of the issues facing academic leaders in the changing research environment within New Zealand and links them to a research study of efforts made in two differing tertiary institutions to enhance research productivity. Data indicate that there is great complexity in integrating organizational purpose with academic staff aspirations and endeavours. Of necessity, strategy and initiatives need to be situated contextually and leadership becomes a crucial mechanism for dovetailing the institutional agenda with individual enterprise. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 25 |
| Entry Date: | 2014 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1009329 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | When higher education institutions seek to align their research goals with nationally driven imperatives, various members of the institutional community need to work in concert to achieve them. The identification of effective strategies and the development of a contextually appropriate research culture are fundamental elements to progressing institutional objectives and achieving planned performance outcomes. Because all parties frequently have differing motivations, there are obvious challenges for organizational leadership. This article examines some of the issues facing academic leaders in the changing research environment within New Zealand and links them to a research study of efforts made in two differing tertiary institutions to enhance research productivity. Data indicate that there is great complexity in integrating organizational purpose with academic staff aspirations and endeavours. Of necessity, strategy and initiatives need to be situated contextually and leadership becomes a crucial mechanism for dovetailing the institutional agenda with individual enterprise. |
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| ISSN: | 0892-0206 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0892020613476729 |
