Research quality and efficiency. An analysis of assessments and management issues in Dutch economics and business research programs

Research Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1362-1376

  Groot, Tom ^a   García Valderrama, Teresa ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Determinants of research efficiency; Longitudinal analysis of micro units of production; Non parametric analysis; Research in economics and business administration; Research quality

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DETERMINANTS OF RESEARCH EFFICIENCY; LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF MICRO-UNITS OF PRODUCTION; NON-PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; RESEARCH QUALITY;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 33751010744     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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