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A publication of the Centre for Leadership in Research Development at the University of the SunshineCoast (USC) in partnership with the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).Support for the production of this publication has been provided by the Australian Government’sCollaborative Research Networks (CRN) programme. The views expressed do not necessarily reflectthe views of the Australian Government.All material presented in this document is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0Australia licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/).The details of the relevant licence conditions are available on the Creative Commons website(accessible using the links provided) as is the full legal code for the CC BY 3.0 AU licence(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/legalcode).2014Paperback ISBN 978-0-9751913-1-6PDF ISBN 978-0-9751913-2-3This handbook is available for download as a pdf from www.usc.edu.au/clrd
ContentsForeword ............................................1Acknowledgments ......................................3Introduction ..........................................5Executive leadership of research ...........................7A background briefing on the evidence .....................111. Research productivity and the individual and environmentalfactors related to it ....................................122. Leadership, management and academics in the context ofchanging policies .....................................173. Research strategy and staffing issues ........................184. Building a research culture: issues specific to researchdevelopment in newer universities ..........................19Principles and elements .................................23Focus 1 — Setting an agenda for change ........................26Principle 1. Create a compelling vision ........................27Principle 2. Provide clear coordinating goals ....................33Focus 2 — Taking an assertive-participative approach to leadership .....38Principle 3. Create a competitive environment ...................39Principle 4. Devolve leadership of research .....................45Focus 3 — Expanding research capacity ........................52Principle 5. Build on current strengths .........................53Principle 6. Invest in research infrastructure and systems ............61Focus 4 — Developing a research-oriented workforce ...............66Principle 7. Focus appointment and promotion policy on the goals ....67Principle 8. Invest in early career researchers ....................73Principle 9. Provide direction for postgraduate research programs .....79Principle 10. Strengthen the alignment of research and teaching ......85References ..........................................90Notes ..............................................92About the authors .....................................93
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