I am posting this for a colleague in Argentina.   It is a thought-provoking
question.  If possible, please respond directly to her.  Her e-mail is
xxxxxx@ct.untmre.edu.ar

 I will foward to her any responses posted to the RESADM list.  Thank you.

>Date: Thu, 24 Oct 96 08:45:54 ARG
>From: Patricia Napadensky de Ploper <xxxxxx@ct.untmre.edu.ar>
>To: xxxxxx@mail.auburn.edu
>Subject: research productivity
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>Hi there! I am looking for papers, documents, anything seriously done
>regarding research productivity. How it can be measured, as a function of the
>group size, perhaps positions, publications,  tech. transfer contracts,
>impact of their work...money invested, etc.
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>We are dealing with a lot of people joining research groups just because in
>doing so they can access to an incentive program (meaning bonus $$),and some
>group directors accepting people into their teams thinking that the larger the
>better...but we have not seen an increase in research productivity as a
>results, and would like to study this matter in order to decide if we should
>look at it before research money is allocated in the future.
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>Please forward this message to anyone you think might be able to help.
>
>Thanks a lot,
>
>Patricia Ploper
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>                                        Patricia Napadensky de Ploper
>                                        Sec. de Ciencia y Tecnica UNT
>                                        Buenos Aires 296
>                                        Tel/Fax:+54-81-311896
>                                        4000-S.M. de Tucuman
>                                        xxxxxx@ct.unt.edu.ar
>

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