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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"research performance"”.
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Academic Human Capital and Research Performance
Academic research has been considered a relevant research topic in academia. Universities have emerged as a key agent for innovation and knowledge generation. Recently, universities are betting on a paradigm shift based on research efficiency. In view of the changes in the universities' vision, and …
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Contextual factors impacting on research performance at a young Australian university
High-quantitative and quality research performance is critical to the reputation and success of a university and plays a vital role in developing the socio-economic status of a country. There is, however, limited knowledge about the contextual factors that impact on research performance, especially …
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Longitudinal study of the relationship between board attributes and firm performance in South Africa
… governance is not a new concept, although researchers have only shown interest in the topic in the past few decades. The recent financial crisis reignited debate on appropriate mechanisms for making management more accountable to shareholders. Management and boards of directors have been …
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The impact of government funding reforms on the strategic planning of Malaysian public universities
… at Malaysian public universities. Previous research has shown that shifts in new funding to public universities are more likely to result in a behavioural change at such institutions. This research used agency theory as a practical theoretical framework to analyse relationships between the …
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Codependency traits and the mere presence of a cell phone
… scores high in codependency traits. Previous research suggests that the mere presence of a cell phone is sufficient to inhibit an individual’s ability to perform a task. Codependency has been seen as unhealthy or dysfunctional relational patterns, and is often explained as an addiction to …
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Faculty perceptions of faculty evaluation programs at selected private colleges/universities in the southeast United States
… to determine the effectiveness of the faculty performance appraisal programs at the participating institutions. Faculty perception, regarding the effectiveness of the faculty evaluation appraisal program at their institution can be an important part of assessing the program itself. The study …
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What Remains: Dance as Resilience and Embodied Memory
… the reclamation of agency. Through choreographic research, performance, and scholarly inquiry, it investigates the intersections between trauma, cultural identity, and the body’s capacity to process and transform lived experiences. At the heart of this thesis is What Remains, a choreographic work …
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Thai higher education reform: a new funding framework
… respect to institutional income generation. The research is employed a mixed method approach involving quantitative archival data and qualitative interviews. Six Thai university faculty from three different universities were interviewed using open-ended interviews. The archival data such as …
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Learning and Performance Goal Orientations' Influence on the Goal Setting Process: Is there an Interaction Effect?
… set out to examine the role of learning and performance goal orientation on goal setting and self-efficacy. More specially, the present study attempted to verify the results of the effects of learning goal orientation and to clarify the role of performance goal orientation. In addition, the …
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Assessment of the Competitive Advantage Generated by Research of German Universities: an adaptation of Porter’s diamond and Four stages of competitive development models for use in higher education
University performance assessment emerged as an active and growing field of research alongside the emergence of neoliberalism in the public sector in the 1980s. With increased interest in evaluation methodologies and their application two knowledge gaps emerged: (1) the absence of a universal …
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Development of citation measures and the socio-cultural factors affecting citation behavior in an emerging scientific community
… bibliometric indicators of scientific research performance and applies them to Iranian medical research. In the absence of any pre-existing bibliometric data to provide objective indices to aid decision-making processes, a new body of information related to medical journals publications …
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Publish or Perish? An investigation into research publication milieus in a differentiated higher education sector: two case studies
… requirements for all universities to do research and to be rated in similar terms according to a single set of research-related criteria is slowly eroding the basis of differentiation. This research study attempts to understand research and publication milieus and cultures in a …
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Modelling, Simulation, and Optimisation of Reverse Osmosis Process with Application in Wastewater Treatment and Food Processing
… and food processing applications. In this research, performance of RO process is investigated in respect of two applications (a) wastewater treatment (b) concentration fruit juices using model-based techniques. For this purpose, a number of models (both 1 and 2-dimensional steady state and …
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A dynamic perspective of strategic groups and performance: a longitudinal study of the U.S. computer equipment industry, 1975-1989
… concept has important implications for strategy researchers because it offers a systematic way to study the relationships between strategy and performance. A review of the literature on strategic groups reveals that the dynamics and performance implications of strategic groups have not been …
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Performative Interventions In Public Space: Moments of Urban Transformation in Athens
This research by design is concerned with forming a critique of the temporary uses of public space by socio-cultural activists in Athens, Greece, through the development of notational drawings and filmic experiments. The aim is to propose a method to sustain and construct conditions for temporary …
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Comparative assessment of information and knowledge sharing among academics in selected universities in Nigeria and South Africa
… information: through personal discussions; on research progress with others, both within and outside their universities and disciplines; and before undertaking research. The study determined that information and communication technologies (ICTs) are being used by the academics in the selected …
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Black Cats, Berlin, Broadway And Beyond: The Genre Of Cabaret
… me. As a child, my parents would take me to live performances and cinematic shows and I would sit rapt, watching the theatrical events and emotional moments unfold before my eyes. Movie musicals and live shows that combined music and theatre were my favorite, especially theatrical banter and …
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Observation And Analysis Of Undergraduate Applied Piano Lessons And Individual Practice Sessions
… applications were associated with the students' performance improvement. Five university piano professors participated in this study. Each participant professor recruited two piano-major (BA, BM, BME) undergraduate students from his or her piano studio, with one student in the first or second …
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Teachers’ Perceptions of Evaluation Feedback Conferences: A Mixed Methods Study
<p>Teacher performance evaluations can serve two purposes: summative/accountability and formative/professional development. The current perception in the field is that performance evaluation systems predominantly focus on fulfilling a summative agenda over formative, which blurs the lines between …