HOW TO STUDY INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY IN SYSTEMS OF R&D AND HIGHER EDUCATION?: AN ANALITICAL FRAMEWORK AND RESEARCH STRATEGY

This article provides an analytical and methodological framework for studying how institutional quality influence universities and public research centres in a knowledge production system. Institutional quality is defined as a set of features of the institutions that influence their functioning and...

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Autores: Esquinas, Manuel Fernández, Soriano, Paula Espinosa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/362448
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.14198/obets.24686
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/362448
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85170830909
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Comparative analysis | innovation systems | institutional quality | Institutions | organizations | public research centres | R&D | universities
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Sumario:This article provides an analytical and methodological framework for studying how institutional quality influence universities and public research centres in a knowledge production system. Institutional quality is defined as a set of features of the institutions that influence their functioning and the fulfilment of theirs missions. It is quality conceptualized thought several dimensions: contextual conditions related to socio-economic and legal elements (autonomy and bureaucracy), internal conditions (meritocracy, particular interests, and organized groups) and external conditions (proactivity, innovation, and alliance with influential actors). The general assumption is that specific configurations of these conditions affect both governance and institutional performance. The article uses the sociological perspective to outline an analytical framework, interpreted as a middle-range theory, oriented towards empirical research. A set of hypotheses are presented as a guide to study the components of institutional quality. From an empirical perspective, it recommends a multi-method procedure to provide system-wide diagnostics as a whole and comparative analysis.