SIMULATIONS OF RESEARCH PERFORMANCE IN CROSS-DISCIPLINARY CONTEXTS: A MODEL AND AN APPLICATION

Year 2017, Volume: 16 Issue: 32, 15 - 26, 31.12.2017

Ahmet Kara

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to construct a model of research performance, based on a demand-and-supply set-up, in a cross-disciplinary context and simulate the trajectory of research performances. We take into account the effects of human capital and research technology as well as interactions among different disciplines/subjects so as to theorize about possible shapes of these trajectories. It turns out that, depending on the levels of human capital and technology, research performances could have different trajectories over time. Contingent upon the priority-driven amount of resources devoted to research, university administrators could choose a path among different trajectories, a path that is most compatible with their institutional objectives.

Keywords

Simulations of research performances, cross-disciplinary effects, technology

DİSİPLİNLERARASI BAĞLAMLARDA ARAŞTIRMA PERFORMANSI SİMÜLASYONLARI: BİR MODEL VE BİR UYGULAMA

Abstract

Bu makalenin amacı, çapraz etkileşimlerin karakterize ettiği disiplinlerarası bağlamlarda, arz ve talebe dayalı bir araştırma performansı modeli kurmak ve performansın seyrini simüle etmektir. Makalede, beşeri sermaye, araştırma teknolojisi ve disiplinlerarası etkileşimlerin dikkate alındığı bir model aracılığıyla, muhtemel performans yörüngeleri incelenmektedir. Beşeri sermayenin düzeyi ve teknolojiye bağlı olarak farklı yörüngelerin mümkün olabileceği ortaya konulmaktadır. Üniversite yönetimleri, değişik performans yörüngeleri arasında, hedeflerine uygun seçimi, araştırmaya öncelikler doğrultusunda tahsis edilmiş kaynakları kullanarak, yapabilirler.

Keywords

Araştırma performansı simülasyonları, alanlar-arası çapraz etkiler, teknoloji

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