The practices of managerial assessment of the resources of the university academic staff

Cover Page

Cite item

Full Text

Abstract

The basis for the effective use and mobilization of the resources of the scientificpedagogical staff (SPS) of Russian universities in the interests of their development are adequate approaches to assessment. The practices of the SPS assessment are a part of university management activities, and today these practices require critical analysis for identifying directions for their improvement. The relevance of this research task is determined by the lack of comprehensive knowledge about the resource potential of the academic staff of Russian universities and about the possibilities of this potential productive realization under the current resource constraints of the higher education. The article aims at presenting management approaches to assessing the SPS resources applied in regional universities and at identifying ways for their improvement. The empirical basis of the article is the sociological study conducted in 2023-2024 using semi-structured interviews with representatives of academic community (N = 40) and university management (N = 25) in the Ural Federal District. The authors focus on the shortcomings of the formalized approach to assessing the resources of the academic staff, which is mainly used in programs for the university development and is based on quantitative metrics and limited information base (reports, statistical data, HR department certificates). The comparative analysis of the opinions of the academic and administrative staff showed a critical discrepancy between their ideas not only about the qualities and resources of the SPS but also about the efficiency of approaches used to assess them. The practical significance of the study lies in the explanation of the need for the integrated qualitativequantitative approach to assess resources of the academic staff based on the principle of “necessary and sufficient”. This approach allows to reveal all critical points in the academic staff state and development and to ensure the speed and validity of decisions in the university HR management.

About the authors

G. E. Zborovsky

Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin

Author for correspondence.
Email: garoldzborovsky@gmail.com
Mira St., 19, Yekaterinburg, 620002, Russia

P. A. Ambarova

Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin

Email: borges75@mail.ru
Mira St., 19, Yekaterinburg, 620002, Russia

References

  1. Abramov D. Bibliometricheskaja otsenka rezultativnosti nauchno-issledovatelskoj raboty: k chemu my prishli? [Bibliometric evaluation of the research work: What did we end up with?]. Voprosy Obrazovanija. 2017; 1. (In Russ.).
  2. Akoev M.A., Valeeva M.V., Yablokov E.B. Kontsentratsija chelovecheskogo kapitala v issledovatelskih universitetah kak osnova konkurentosposobnosti obrazovatelnyh sistem i ee otrazhenie v globalnyh rejtingah universitetov [Сoncentration of human capital in research universities as the basis of education systems competitiveness and its reflection in global university rankings]. Upravlenie Naukoj: Teorija i Praktika. 2021; 3 (2). (In Russ.).
  3. Barkov S.A., Markeeva A.V., Gavrilenko O.V. Innovatsionnaja bjurokratija v upravlenii vysshim obrazovaniem [Innovative bureaucracy in the higher education management]. RUDN Journal of Sociology. 2024; 24 (1). (In Russ.).
  4. Gerasimova O.Ya., Mikhalkina E.V., Skachkova L.S. Vovlechennost v akademicheskoj sfere kak sovremenny trend i sposob uderzhanija aspirantov i nauchno-pedagogicheskih rabotnikov [Academic engagement as a contemporary trend and method for keeping PhD students and academic staff]. Gosudarstvennoe i Munitsipalnoe Upravlenie. Uchenye Zapiski. 2020; 4. (In Russ.).
  5. Guba K.S. Publish or perish, ili razvenchanie meritokratii v nauke [Publish or perish, or debunking meritocracy in science]. Voprosy Obrazovanija. 2011; 3. (In Russ.).
  6. Dezhina I.G. Nauchnaja politika v vedushhih rossijskih universitetah: effekty “novogo menedzherializma” [Scientific policy of leading Russian universities: Effects of the “new managerialism”]. Universitetskoe Upravlenie: Praktika i Analiz. 2020; 24 (3). (In Russ.).
  7. Zajtseva E.V., Zapary V.V., Korobejnikova A.P., Busygina I.S. Kadrovy potentsial vuza [Human Resources Potential of the University]. Yekaterinburg; 2011. (In Russ.).
  8. Zborovsky G., Ambarova P. Nauchno-pedagogicheskie rabotniki kak sotsialnaya obshchnost v menyayushchihsya usloviyah akademicheskogo razvitiya [Research-pedagogical staff as a social community under the changing conditions of academic development]. Obrazovaniye i Nauka. 2022; 24 (5). (In Russ.).
  9. Zborovsky G.E., Ambarova P.A. Resursnost nauchno-pedagogicheskogo soobshchestva: administrativny i mobilizatsionny podkhody k analizu [Resources of the research-pedagogical community: Administrative and mobilization approaches]. RUDN Journal of Sociology. 2022; 22 (4). (In Russ.).
  10. Il`in V.I. “Chelovecheskij kapital” kak kategorija kachestvennoj sotsiologii [“Human capital” as a category of qualitative sociology]. Sotsiologicheskie Issledovanija. 2023; 3. (In Russ.).
  11. Kalgin A.S., Kalgina O.V., Lebedeva A.A. Otsenka publikatsionnoj aktivnosti kak sposob izmerenija rezultativnosti truda uchenyh i ee svjaz s motivatsiej [Evaluation of publication activity as a way to measure the efficiency of the research work and its relationship with motivation]. Voprosy Obrazovanija. 2019; 1. (In Russ.).
  12. Kirichenko I.V., Sheljubskaja N.V. Sistema otsenki kachestva nauchnyh issledovanij v stranah Evropy [System for evaluating the quality of scientific research in European countries]. Universitetskoe Upravlenie: Praktika i Analiz. 2019; 23 (4). (In Russ.).
  13. Kolychev V.D., Budanov N.A. Vovlechjonnost studentov i nauchno-pedagogicheskih rabotnikov kak pokazatel otsenki korporativnoj kultury i instrument formirovanija kadrovogo rezerva vuza [Students and academic staff engagement as an indicator for assessing corporate culture and a tool for forming the university personnel reserve]. Vysshee Obrazovanie v Rossii. 2022; 31 (2). (In Russ.).
  14. Kotljarov I.D. Nauchnaja rabota professorsko-prepodavatelskogo sostava: upravlenie produktivnostiju [Research work of the academic staff: Productivity management]. Trud i Sotsialnye Otnoshenija. 2010; 4. (In Russ.).
  15. Litvinova L.I. Faktory nauchnoj produktivnosti i problemy ee otsenki [Factors of academic productivity and issues of its measurement]. Universitetskoe Upravlenie: Praktika i Analiz. 2018; 22 (1). (In Russ.).
  16. Nijazova M.V. Individualnaja nauchnaja produktivnost vs novy menedzherializm v akademicheskih issledovanijah [Individual research productivity vs new managerialism in academic research]. Universitetskoe Upravlenie: Praktika i Analiz. 2021; 25 (2). (In Russ.).
  17. Shibanova E.Yu. Politika NPM v vysshem obrazovanii: obzor vlijanija “novogo gosudarstvennogo upravlenija” na effektivnost i proizvoditelnost vuzov [NPM policy in the higher education: A review of the “new state management” impact on universities’ efficiency and productivity]. Voprosy Obrazovanija. 2023; 2. (In Russ.).
  18. Abubakar B., Oluwade D., Ibrahim U. Evaluating the effects of human capital development on employee retention in Nigerian universities. Journal of Human Resource and Sustainability Studies. 2022; 10.
  19. Carvalho T. New public management and the academic profession. The International Encyclopedia of Higher Education Systems and Institutions. Dordrecht; 2020.
  20. Destari D. Analysis the quality of human resources and the effectiveness of higher education management on student academic performance at universities in Samarinda, East Kalimantan. Eastasouth Journal of Learning and Educations. 2023; 1 (3).
  21. European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice: Modernization of Higher Education in Europe: Academic Staff. Luxembourg; 2017.
  22. Fetherston C., Fetherston A., Batt S., Sully M., Wei R. Wellbeing and work-life merge in Australian and UK academics. Studies of Higher Education. 2021; 46.
  23. García-Carbonell N., Guerrero-Alba F., Martín-Alcázar F., Sánchez-Gardey G. Academic human capital in universities: Definition and proposal of a measurement scale. Science and Public Policy. 2021; 48 (6).
  24. Kallio K.M., Kallio T.J. Management-by-results and performance measurement in universities — implications for work motivation. Studies in Higher Education. 2014; 39 (4).
  25. Levina Yu., Bodina A.E., Artemova G.E., Kiryakova V.A., Matvievskaya G.E., Kriskovets N.T., Ogorodnikova V., Kashina G.S. University intellectual capital formation and development. Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews. 2019; 7 (4).
  26. Lentjushenkova O. Human capital development at higher education institutions. Economics and Culture. 2021; 18 (2).
  27. Martin-Sardesi A., Guthrie J. Human capital loss in an academic performance measurement system. Journal of Intellectual Capital. 2018; 19 (1).
  28. Martin-Sardesai A., Irvine H., Tooley S., Guthrie J. Accounting for research: Academic responses to research performance demands in an Australian university. Australian Accounting Review. 2017; 27 (3).
  29. McCormack C., Schönwetter D.J., Ruge G., Kennelly R. Promoting university teacher resilience through teaching philosophy development. Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 2023; 14 (1).
  30. Prakhov I., Rudakov V. The Determinants of Faculty Pay in Russian Universities: Incentive Contracts. Education Working Paper: BRP 47/EDU/2018.
  31. Söderlind J., Geschwind L. Making sense of academic work: The influence of performance measurement in Swedish universities. Policy Reviews in Higher Education. 2019; 3 (1).
  32. Veltri S., Puntillo P. On intellectual capital management as an evaluation criterion for university managers: A case study. Journal of Management and Governance. 2020; 24.
  33. Zainab H., Aminu U.M., Jimoh M.I. Research and publication productivity of academic staff of Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria. British Journal of Library and Information Management. 2023; 3 (1).

Copyright (c) 2024 Zborovsky G.E., Ambarova P.A.

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

This website uses cookies

You consent to our cookies if you continue to use our website.

About Cookies