Survey analysis for knowledge and skill management of research managers and administrators of universities

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26590208
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
• Principal Investigator: Ito Shin 東京農工大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (90520883)
• Research Collaborator: FUKUDA Takeshi
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 研究マネジメント / リサーチ・アドミニストレーター / 大学 / スキル標準 / 職場 / クラスター分析 / 回帰分析

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study focuses the research managers and administrators who are responsible for various professional tasks in universities and public research institutions. A questionnaire survey was conducted and the usable responses were 401. Using a new measurement standard of skills, the skill distribution of Japanese research managers and administrators was obtained. The results of factor analysis and cluster analysis showed five groups of them. Furthermore, the multiple regression analysis revealed the relationships between organizational design, skills, and the both individual and organizational performance.

Free Research Field

技術経営、経営学、社会科学