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Prakhov, Ilya; Rudakov, Victor – European Journal of Higher Education, 2021
This paper evaluates the design of current contractual incentive mechanisms in Russian universities after recent significant contractual reforms in the national academic sector. We employ the theoretical framework of incentive contracts in order to identify and assess performance measures of university faculty determining the total income received…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Teacher Salaries, Incentives
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Kivistö, Jussi; Pekkola, Elias; Lyytinen, Anu – Tertiary Education and Management, 2017
Despite the widespread use of performance-based management in higher education, empirical research on its actual impact has remained scarce, particularly in Europe. With agency theory as a framework, our study utilised survey data collected from Finnish universities in order to explore the influence of performance management on perceived teaching…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, College Administration, College Faculty, Academic Achievement
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Hexter, J. H. – Public Interest, 1969
Descriptors: College Faculty, Incentives, Professional Recognition, Student Attitudes
Dinham, Sarah M.; And Others – 1988
As part of an effort to promote teaching excellence, a faculty committee studied the evaluation of teaching at the University of Arizona and developed recommendations for further improvement and support of teaching and of the evaluation of instruction. The following topics are discussed: (1) judging the reputation of a major scholarly institution;…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Incentives, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance
Wood, Peter H.; Wood, Jane H. – 1988
Merit pay is discussed in three sections, focusing on: (1) an approach to the measurement of the merit of college teachers that avoids much of the subjectivity and potential favoritism that has caused other merit systems to fail, the procedure which evolved over a period of years, and a review of its evolution; (2) results of several surveys of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Incentives, Merit Pay
Barrett, Leverne A. – 1992
This paper describes the development and implementation of a teacher reward system based on merit that was used at the University of Nebraska. Explained are the organizational set-up of the program into operational groups and their responsibilities and the steps taken to establish interest and commitment in the project. Also discussed is the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Incentives
Narveson, Robert D. – 1992
This paper addresses the problem of how teaching performance should be evaluated and rewarded and examines how a University of Nebraska (Lincoln) Project FIPSE (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education) has helped to improve the climate for teaching and the processes for recognizing and rewarding excellence. First, the paper examines…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Documentation, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education