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Rannsóknir og leiðbeiningar á þessu sviði voru kortlagðar og nýjustu nálganir úr þróunargeiranum heimfærðar yfir á rannsóknir. Í framhaldinu voru tvær tilviksrannsóknir framkvæmdar til að leggja mat á hvernig innleiðingin samræmdist þessum nálgunum. Niðurstaða verkefnisins sýnir fram á vaxandi áherslu þessara aðferða í samhengi við alþjóðlegar rannsóknir. Horizon Europe, rammaáætlun ESB um rannsóknir og nýsköpun, og Uppbyggingarsjóður EFTA, nota árangursmiðaða stjórnun í rannsóknaráætlunum sínum, sem gerir þeim kleift að sýna fram á samfélagsleg áhrif. Hins vegar dregur greiningin fram verulegar áskoranir og takmarkanir í þessu samhengi. Þetta bendir til þess að þörf sé á frekari rannsóknum og þróun á viðurkenndum nálgunum sem henta í oft ófyrirsjáanlegu samhengi rannsókna."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Research impact through Results-Based Management: practices, promises and pitfalls A cross-programme evaluation of Horizon Europe and the EEA and Norway Grants"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Háskóli Íslands"],"dc:creator":["Harpa Sif Arnarsdóttir 1987-"],"dc:date.accessioned":["2025-05-06T10:39:44Z"],"dc:date.available":["2025-05-06T10:39:44Z"],"dc:date.issued":["2025-05-06T10:39:44Z"],"dc:description.abstract":["This 30 ECTS MPA thesis explores the application of Results-Based Management (RBM) in the context of macro-level results frameworks in international research funding programmes. It proposes a conceptual evaluation framework grounded in a literature review and theoretical adaptations of best practices from the development sector, and applies it to two case studies. 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