Performance-based university research funding systems

Research Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 251-261

  Hicks, Diana ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

ERA; Funding; RAE; REF; Research; University

Indexed keywords

ERA; FUNDING; RAE; REF; UNIVERSITY;

FINANCE;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84855962274     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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