The Efficient Production of "Reputation" by Prestige Research Universities in the United States

Publishing Aviation Research: A Literature Review of Scholarly Journals

“…Grants, manpower, facilities and other resources tend to flow to those areas that are viewed as contributing the most. As McGuire and his associates point out, "...it is institutional reputation that top administrators at research universities strive to enhance by increasing andlor shifting research resources" (McGuire, Richman, Daly, and Jorjani, 1988). Fourth, some faculty members must publish as a condition of employment.…”

A Dangerous Mistake: Research as a Commodity in University Institutions

“…Research as a generator of prestige is an issue that has been extensively discussed by several researchers (Kwiek 2016, Morphew et al 2016, McGuire et al 1988, Volkwein and Sweitzer 2006; being the common denominator the role of research as a great asset in positioning universities, which leads us to consider other forms of profitability, beyond the factual economic one. The mistake of considering research as a commodity arises in institutions in which research lines are arranged by decree or with a top-down view, where decision-makers in the top stratum are completely unaware of research processes, avoiding a healthy socialization of the strategic plan, with academic units.…”