Performance-based funding and university research productivity: the moderating effect of university legitimacy

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 85-104

  Cattaneo, Mattia ^a,b   Meoli, Michele ^a,b   Signori, Andrea ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competitive funding; Research assessment; University legitimacy; University research; VTR

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COMPETITIVE FUNDING; FUNDING MECHANISMS; HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM; MODERATING EFFECT; RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY; UNIVERSITY LEGITIMACY; UNIVERSITY RESEARCH; VTR;

EDUCATION;

EID: 84955632926     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-014-9379-2     Document Type: Article

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