Network Management for Clusters of Excellence - A Balanced-Scorecard Approach as a Performance Measurement Tool

Florian Welter (), René Vossen, Anja Richert and Ingrid Isenhardt
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Florian Welter: ZLW/IMA & IfU, RWTH Aachen University
René Vossen: ZLW/IMA & IfU, RWTH Aachen University
Anja Richert: ZLW/IMA & IfU, RWTH Aachen University
Ingrid Isenhardt: IMA/ZLW & IfU - RWTH Aachen University

A chapter in Automation, Communication and Cybernetics in Science and Engineering 2009/2010, 2011, pp 195-207 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Supplementary Cluster Activities constitute an important organisational part within the structure of the German Cluster of Excellence “Tailor-Made Fuels from Biomass” at RWTH Aachen University, because they focus on the entire clusters efficient networking process and successful strategic cluster development. As research teams from different scientific fields collaborate, the strategic management of interdisciplinary processes becomes necessary to enhance scientific cooperation. Therefore, amongst other measures of cluster development, a Balanced-Scorecard-Approach is implemented to measure the performance of the entire Cluster of Excellence. With the annual implementation of the Balanced-Scorecard-Approach, crucial key performance indicators have been collected, compared and analysed for the strategic management of the Cluster of Excellence, to facilitate innovation activities through adequate measures.

Keywords: Scientific Networks; Management; Performance Measurement; Interdisciplinarity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-16208-4_17

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