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Empirical observations on New Public Management to increase efficiency in public research—Boon or bane?

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Empirical observations on New Public Management to increase efficiency in public research—Boon or bane?

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Publication year: 2009
Source: Research Policy, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 23 July 2009
Torben, Schubert

New Public Management (NPM) was the catch phrase of the reforms in the public research and higher education sector for the last decades. The postulated effect of the NPM reforms is increased efficiency in governmental resource spending on the public higher education and research institutions. Though backed by theoretical considerations, this hypothesis has hardly been tested empirically. Using a unique dataset of German research units, this paper deals with the influence that NPM mechanisms have on research performance. Controlling for different university mission, it can be shown that both greater internal hierarchy (especially “strong presidents”) as well as greater operative… [More] Has the Internet accelerated the diffusion of new products? Publication year: 2009
Source: Research Policy, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online