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Activity (A1)
Constantin Bratianu, Adriana Agapie and Ivona Orzea
Strategy (S1)
Goal
Activity (A2)
Strategy (S2)
Activity
Figure 1: AHP model
We shall present <strong>the</strong> specific type <strong>of</strong> questions we used, since <strong>the</strong>y are <strong>the</strong> key for this kind <strong>of</strong>
analysis. In <strong>the</strong> first page were asked general information about <strong>the</strong> position <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> respondent in <strong>the</strong>
university: <strong>the</strong> academic status (full pr<strong>of</strong>essor, associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor, assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor, university
assistant or PhD student), <strong>the</strong> Department and <strong>the</strong> affiliation to a certain Faculty. The second page
was devoted to <strong>the</strong> determination <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> priority vectors <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> two strategies in determining <strong>the</strong> mode
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> knowledge transfer. The scale considered for this research is from 1 (equally important) to 9
(extremely important). Questions are formulated in comparative terms, as shown below:
1.a) Given <strong>the</strong> goal, what do you think is more important: <strong>the</strong> strategy to stimulate cooperation
(S1), or <strong>the</strong> strategy <strong>of</strong> stimulating <strong>the</strong> individual competition (S2)?
b) Please indicate, on a scale from 1 to 9 to what extent you consider that your previous choice
is more important than <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r one.
The survey’s next module was devoted to <strong>the</strong> determination <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> priority vectors <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> alternative
activities: (A1) – <strong>the</strong> activity done for research grants; (A2) – <strong>the</strong> activity done for writing books; (A3) –
<strong>the</strong> activity done for writing papers to be published in scientific journals. The set <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se three
activities is considered for each strategy, individually. For <strong>the</strong> strategy considered for stimulating
intergenerational knowledge transfer through cooperation, questions were formulated as follows:
2.a) Given <strong>the</strong> strategy for stimulating faculty staff cooperation (S1), what do you think is more
important: <strong>the</strong> activity done for research grants (A1), or <strong>the</strong> activity done for writing books (A2)?
b) Please indicate, on a scale from 1 to 9 to what extent you consider that your previous
choice is more important than <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r one.
3.a) Given <strong>the</strong> strategy for stimulating faculty staff cooperation (S1), what do think is more
important: <strong>the</strong> activity done for writing books (A2), or <strong>the</strong> activity done for writing papers to be
published in scientific journals (A3)?
b) Please, indicate, on a scale from 1 to 9 to what extent you consider that your previous choice
is more important than <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r one.
4.a) Given <strong>the</strong> strategy for stimulating faculty staff cooperation (S1), what do you think is more
important: <strong>the</strong> activity done for writing papers to be published in scientific journals (A3), or <strong>the</strong>
activity done for research grants (A1)?
b) Please, indicate, on a scale from 1 to 9 to what extent you consider that your previous choice
is more important than <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r one.
Similar questions were formulated for <strong>the</strong> strategy (S2) aiming at encouraging individual competition.
5.a) Given <strong>the</strong> strategy for stimulating faculty staff competition (S2), what do you think is more
important: <strong>the</strong> activity done for research grants (A1), or <strong>the</strong> activity done for writing books (A2)?
b) Please indicate, on a scale from 1 to 9 to what extent you consider that your previous
choice is more important than <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r one.
6.a) Given <strong>the</strong> strategy for stimulating faculty staff competition (S2), what do think is more
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