Open AccessAssessment of the research field in the European universities and analysis of the research projects impact on academic performance
Author(s) -
Margareta Stela Florescu,
Adriana AnaMaria Davidescu,
Mihaela Mosora,
Cristina Alpopi,
Marian Năstase
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
industria textilă
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.281
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1222-5347
DOI - 10.35530/it.070.06.1753
Subject(s) - ignorance , field (mathematics) , order (exchange) , modernization theory , index (typography) , sustainable development , process (computing) , knowledge management , political science , engineering management , business , engineering , computer science , mathematics , finance , world wide web , pure mathematics , law , operating system
The research concept refers to the search for information; it can be defined as a scientific and systematic search forrelevant information on a particular topic. In fact, research is an art of scientific investigation. Some consider researchto be a movement, a movement from knowledge to ignorance. In this sense, the article allows to carry out an evaluationof the field of research within the universities of Europe regarding the research process in the university environmentand the impact of the research projects on the academic performances. Bucharest University of Economic Studies havebeen involved in different scientific research projects in order to foster the modernization of the textile field, to create afavourable environment for the textile companies where they can develop their activities, implicitly supporting asustainable development of this industry. One of the strategic directions for such development was to design and supportthe development of clusters for competitiveness in this field. Through this paper, we have conducted an in-depth analysisof the impact of research projects in the Bucharest University of Economic Studies in the period 2014‒2018, using thepropensity score method and performing a descriptive analysis of the data. One of the main results obtained, which isalso consistent with the literature, is that research projects in the academic environment have a significant impact on theperformance index h, the coefficient of the variable h index being statistically positive and significant. Thus, with anincrease in the number of teachers benefiting from research projects, index h will also register an increase at the levelof each individual. Funding based on academic performance can widen the gap between research and teaching.Therefore, the quality measurement instruments of the research should be treated with greater indulgence, as it is notpossible to describe the contributions of an individual in a certain field of research based on simple numerical values.