Institutional policies, practices and initiatives impacting research productivity: The strengthening of collaboration, leadership and professionalism in research management in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and European Union (EU) higher education institutions (storm)
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Date
2022
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Society of Research Administrators International
Abstract
Research productivity and research excellence are elements essential to the creation
of a conducive research environment, in which research publications, research dissemination,
and research utilization, are key in fostering the sustainability of higher education
institutions. In this study, the current institutional policies, practices, and initiatives that
encourage research productivity were explored. A mixed-method methodology, embodying
a sequential exploratory approach, was adopted for the study. Non-probability, convenient
sampling was used to select Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). A survey questionnaire
comprising closed and open-ended questions was used for data collection. The data
collection tool was piloted and refined. An integrative analysis consisting of descriptive
statistical analysis and thematic analysis was used to analyze the collected data. The
findings of this study highlight the instrumental role of university staff and students for
research productivity. Building an institutional research culture was seen to boost research
productivity. Increasing research capacity and visibility, the implementation of appropriate
management infrastructure and the adoption of research policies were found to be effective
strategies to support research productivity within Higher Education settings.
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Higher education, Research management, Institutional policies, Southern African Development Community (SADC), European Union (EU)
Citation
Frantz, J. et al. (2022). Institutional policies, practices and initiatives impacting research productivity: The strengthening of collaboration, leadership and professionalism in research management in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and European Union (EU) higher education institutions (storm). Journal of Research Administration, 53(2),40-59. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1362081