Videnskabelig artikel 1. JUN 2014

Performance management for academic researchers

How publication command systems affect individual behaviour

Udgivelsens forfattere:

  • Christian Bøtcher Jacobsen
  • Lotte Bøgh Andersen
  • Arbejdsmarked
  • Ledelse og implementering
  • Økonomi og styring
  • Dagtilbud, skole og uddannelse

The ability to design and implement performance management systems that motivate employees to high performance has become pivotal for many public leaders. Many public organizations use command systems which are based on the threat of sanctions, but our knowledge on the effects of such systems is very limited, because studies have focused on rewards instead.

This article investigates how publication command systems (and especially the perception of them) affect individual researchers' productivity. If employees see the command system as supportive, they are expected to perform better, but the opposite is expected if the command system is seen as a pure control device.

The expectation is confirmed in this study, which builds on register and survey panel data from 101 individual researchers for ten years (2000-2009) combined with 19 semi-structured interviews.

Udgivelsens forfattere

  • Christian Bøtcher JacobsenLotte Bøgh Andersen

Om denne udgivelse

  • Publiceret i

    Review of Public Personnel Administration