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The dynamics of university units as a multi-level process. Credibility cycles and resource dependencies

  • Lepori, Benedetto Faculty of Communication Sciences, Interdisciplinary Institute of Data Science, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Via Lambertenghi 10a, 6904, Lugano, Switzerland
  • Wise, Michael Faculty of Communication Sciences, Interdisciplinary Institute of Data Science, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Via Lambertenghi 10a, 6904, Lugano, Switzerland
  • Ingenhoff, Diana DCM Department of Communication and Media Research, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Buhmann, Alexander Department of Communication and Culture, BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway
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    30.07.2016
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  • Scientometrics. - Springer. - 2016, vol. 109, no. 3, p. 2279–2301
Resource acquisition
Credibility cycles
University governance
Critical resources
Reputation
English This paper presents an analysis of resource acquisition and profile development of institutional units within universities. We conceptualize resource acquisition as a two level nested process, where units compete for external resources based on their credibility, but at the same time are granted faculty positions from the larger units (department) to which they belong. Our model implies that the growth of university units is constrained by the decisions of their parent department on the allocation of professorial positions, which represent the critical resource for most units’ activities. In our field of study this allocation is largely based on educational activities, and therefore, units with high scientific credibility are not necessarily able to grow, despite an increasing reliance on external funds. Our paper therefore sheds light on the implications that the dual funding system of European universities has for the development of units, while taking into account the interaction between institutional funding and third-party funding.
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Faculté des sciences économiques et sociales et du management
Department
Département des sciences de la communication et des médias
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  • English
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Higher Education Institutions
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