Title: Profile and performance of the university research groups

Authors: Frederic Marimon, Pilar Aparicio, Xavier M. Triado

Addresses: Social Science Faculty, International University of Catalonia, C/Immaculada, 22, Barcelona 08017, Spain. ' Social Science Faculty, University of Barcelona, Diagonal 690, Barcelona 08034, Spain. ' Social Science Faculty, University of Barcelona, Diagonal 690, Barcelona 08034, Spain

Abstract: This paper profiles the |research groups| at the University of Barcelona in order to identify the key success factors of the best groups. A factor analysis was carried out to determine the groups| defining characteristics, which are stability, size, quality of publications and quantity of scientific output. Then, a cluster analysis was applied to the 169 groups, and three cluster types were identified. One of the clusters stood out by virtue of the impact of its publications and in terms of the general quality of its output. A comparison was carried out between the Excellent cluster and other groups.

Keywords: universities; higher education; teamworking; team effectiveness; high-level research; research groups; University of Barcelona; Spain; group performance; success factors; factor analysis; group characteristics; group stability; group size; quality; academic publications; publishing impact; scientific output; cluster analysis; cluster types; education management.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2010.033462

International Journal of Management in Education, 2010 Vol.4 No.3, pp.279 - 297

Published online: 02 Jun 2010 *

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