Evaluations : Hidden Costs , Questionable Benefits , and Superior Alternatives Bruno
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Research evaluation is praised as the symbol of modern quality management. We claim firstly, that output evaluations in academic research have higher costs than normally assumed, because the evaluated persons and institutions systematically change their behavior and develop counter strategies. Moreover, intrinsic work motivation is crowded out and undesired lock-in effects take place. Secondly, the benefits of output and sometimes process evaluations are questionable. These evaluations provide inadequate information for decisionmaking. Thirdly, there exist superior alternatives. They consist in process evaluation and careful selection and socialization – and then leave individuals and research institutions to direct themselves.
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Evaluations: Hidden Costs, Questionable Benefits, and Superior Alternatives
Research evaluation is praised as the symbol of modern quality management. We claim firstly, that output evaluations in academic research have higher costs than normally assumed, because the evaluated persons and institutions systematically change their behavior and develop counter strategies. Moreover, intrinsic work motivation is crowded out and undesired lock-in effects take place. Secondly,...
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