How to Measure a Performance of a Collaborative Research Centre

IRTG 1792 Discussion Paper No. 2018-011

23 Pages Posted: 8 Mar 2018

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Alona Zharova

Humboldt University of Berlin

Janine Tellinger-Rice

Humboldt University of Berlin - School of Business and Economics

Wolfgang Karl Härdle

Blockchain Research Center Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Charles University; National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University; Asian Competitiveness Institute

Date Written: February 27, 2018

Abstract

New Public Management helps universities and research institutions to perform in a highly competitive research environment. Evaluating publicly financed research results improves transparency, helps in reflection and self-assessment, and provides information for strategic decision making. In this paper we provide empirical evidence using data from a Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) on financial inputs and research output from 2005 to 2016. After selecting performance indicators suitable for a CRC, we describe main properties of the data using visualization techniques. To study the relationship between the dimensions of research performance, we use a time fixed effects panel data model and fixed effects Poisson model. With the help of year dummy variables, we show how the pattern of research productivity changed over time after controlling for staff and travel costs. The joint depiction of the time fixed effects and the research project’s life cycle allows a better understanding of the development of the number of discussion papers over time.

Keywords: Research Performance, New Public Management, Time Fixed Effects Panel Data Model, Fixed Effects Poisson Model, Network, Collaborative Research Centre

JEL Classification: C23, C13, M19

Suggested Citation

Zharova, Alona and Tellinger-Rice, Janine and Härdle, Wolfgang Karl, How to Measure a Performance of a Collaborative Research Centre (February 27, 2018). IRTG 1792 Discussion Paper No. 2018-011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3133780 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3133780

Alona Zharova (Contact Author)

Humboldt University of Berlin ( email )

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Janine Tellinger-Rice

Humboldt University of Berlin - School of Business and Economics ( email )

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Berlin, D-10099
Germany

Wolfgang Karl Härdle

Blockchain Research Center Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin ( email )

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Berlin, D-10099
Germany

Charles University ( email )

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Dept Math Physics
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Czech Republic

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University ( email )

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Taiwan

Asian Competitiveness Institute ( email )

Singapore

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