Managing Research, Development, and Innovation: Managing the Unmanageable, Third Edition

15.1. BASIS FOR UNIVERSITY RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

There is considerable debate about the role and purpose of research and scholarly activities in research-intensive universities. It is suggested that the research grant at a university has become the true badge of honor and that the faculty member who devotes primary energy and creativity to teaching is in fact penalized and often looked down upon by peers (Griffiths, 1993). It is well known that promotion and tenure decisions at universities are greatly affected by a faculty member's accomplishments in research, and these accomplishments are to a great degree affected by research grants. Thus, research grants become the driving forces for faculty recognition and promotion. As an example, one dean ...