Simulations of the Submission Decision in the Research Assessment Exercise; the 'who' and 'where' decision

Ameen Ali Talib

Education Economics, 1999, vol. 7, issue 1, 39-51

Abstract: This paper identifies and discusses the two 'levels' of analysis required to perform well in the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). The first level is the 'Quantity versus quantity' trade-off decision(i.e. the number of staff to be submitted as research-active—the 'who' decision). The second level is deciding on the unit of assessment panel to submit under (i.e. the 'where'—the 'chioce' decision). The inclusion of research-active staff in a RAE submission (the 'who' decision) is reduced to a maximisation formula. However, to maximise returns form the RAE submissions, institutions need to go beyond the quality and quantity trade-off decision. The multidisciplinary nature of many departments creates a need for another level of analysis; the choice of unit of assessment (the 'where' decision). The example of business of business schools was used to illusstrate the issue.

Date: 1999
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