Núñez-Acosta, Alejandra

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Núñez Acosta, Alejandra

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Evaluating key factors for designing policies to foster research: insights from Mexican private universities
(Emerald, 2025-06-26)
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Adrian Ramirez-Nafarrate
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Juan E. Núñez-Ríos
<jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Purpose</jats:title><jats:p>We implement the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) to prioritize factors that can help university authorities and decision-makers incorporate researchers’ perspectives into the design of the incentives to bridge the gap between research strategic management and deployment in private universities. It highlights the importance of research institutionalization as a competitive factor.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title><jats:p>The AHP helped to evaluate factors and sub-factors that influence the research incentive policies design, incorporating researchers’ situational knowledge as a key input.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Findings</jats:title><jats:p>The results highlight three factors for effectively designing incentive policies to improve academic performance: work–life balance, research funding and institutional support.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Research limitations/implications</jats:title><jats:p>It is necessary to include public universities in the evaluation to improve incentive policies and research management. We also consider the AHP’s inability to account for cognitive biases, as the respondents’ expertise influences responses despite validation criteria to minimize these effects.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Practical implications</jats:title><jats:p>University authorities should incorporate tenure scholars into the research policy design, and the incentive program must consider factors such as work–life balance, adequate funding and institutional support when designing incentive policies to foster research productivity.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Social implications</jats:title><jats:p>The study highlights how a well-designed incentive policy can promote excellence in research and the welfare of academics, address sustainability goals, and thus contribute to the advancement of knowledge and the social impact of universities.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Originality/value</jats:title><jats:p>This study contributes to the debate on improving the management of research promotion policies from the perspective of researchers, highlighting variations between the design of incentive policies and their perception by researchers.</jats:p></jats:sec>
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Study of Factors that Affect the Performance of Researchers in Mexican Private Universities
(2024)
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Sánchez Garcia, Jaqueline Yvette
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Ramírez Nafarrete, Adrián
The broad offer of private universities in Mexico increases the pressure for institutions to stand out for their quality. Pursuing national and international accreditations is a strategy frequently used by deans to position their institutions globally. However, reaching the quality standards defined by the accrediting bodies represents a challenge that requires important institutional efforts. This study focuses on improving institutional research, specifically through policy management. Our main objective is to identify the factors that, from the perspective of researchers, should be considered in the design of a research policy in private universities in Mexico. This is a frequently overlooked topic in research policy design, but highly relevant for decision-makers that want to reach institutional research goals while keeping researchers motivated. We designed a cross-sectional survey to identify the incentive preferences of researchers. We integrated a sample of 86 researchers of business and engineering areas of 10 private universities in Mexico. We analyzed the results of this survey through statistical methods, such as z-tests for differences in proportions and correlations tests, as well as Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and System Dynamics (SD) methodological frameworks. Findings suggest that the institutional research strategy should be aligned to the mission and vision of the university. From the survey, we identified that age, rather than salary range and years of experience, influence researchers’ preferences of financial incentives over non-financial incentives, and that delay in receiving an incentive plays a relevant role in their preferences and decision-making process. We found that work-life balance, research funding, and institutional support, are the most valued factors in the design of an effective research policy from the perspective of researchers. Finally, based on the prioritization results, it is concluded that balanced strategies are relevant to improve the performance and well-being of researchers, to ensure the competitiveness of universities and increase their leadership. Simulation scenarios demonstrate how changes in key leadership variables may affect the research capacity. These findings can help to develop more effective policies that consider academic staff, promoting the sustainability of research as one of the pillars of academic excellence.
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Study of Factors that Affect the Performance of Researchers in Mexican Private Universities
(2024)
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Sánchez García, Jacqueline Yvette
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Ramírez Nafarrete, Adrián
The broad offer of private universities in Mexico increases the pressure for institutions to stand out for their quality. Pursuing national and international accreditations is a strategy frequently used by deans to position their institutions globally. However, reaching the quality standards defined by the accrediting bodies represents a challenge that requires important institutional efforts. This study focuses on improving institutional research, specifically through policy management. Our main objective is to identify the factors that, from the perspective of researchers, should be considered in the design of a research policy in private universities in Mexico. This is a frequently overlooked topic in research policy design, but highly relevant for decision-makers that want to reach institutional research goals while keeping researchers motivated. We designed a cross-sectional survey to identify the incentive preferences of researchers. We integrated a sample of 86 researchers of business and engineering areas of 10 private universities in Mexico. We analyzed the results of this survey through statistical methods, such as z-tests for differences in proportions and correlations tests, as well as Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and System Dynamics (SD) methodological frameworks. Findings suggest that the institutional research strategy should be aligned to the mission and vision of the university. From the survey, we identified that age, rather than salary range and years of experience, influence researchers’ preferences of financial incentives over non-financial incentives, and that delay in receiving an incentive plays a relevant role in their preferences and decision-making process. We found that work-life balance, research funding, and institutional support, are the most valued factors in the design of an effective research policy from the perspective of researchers. Finally, based on the prioritization results, it is concluded that balanced strategies are relevant to improve the performance and well-being of researchers, to ensure the competitiveness of universities and increase their leadership. Simulation scenarios demonstrate how changes in key leadership variables may affect the research capacity. These findings can help to develop more effective policies that consider academic staff, promoting the sustainability of research as one of the pillars of academic excellence.
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Urban Risks and Their Influence on Subjective Well-being Around the World
(2021)
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Guillermo Estefani
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Leadership in Private Universities for the Sustainable Performance of Research: A System Dynamics Approach
(2024)
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<jats:p>In the context of private universities, improving researchers’ performance is critical for universities to remain competitive. This article utilizes system dynamics to analyze how key variables related to leadership, such as satisfaction, motivation, efficiency, research capabilities, and morale, interact and influence each other. We use causal loop diagrams to illustrate these relationships based on the priority assessments of 86 private university researchers, evaluated using the Analytic Hierarchical Process (AHP). Our findings emphasize the critical importance of a balanced approach to strategy and policy design, suggesting that improving one factor may inadvertently affect others, thereby influencing the outcomes for leadership in educational settings. This study provides valuable insights for decision-makers and leaders who aim to foster and enhance their academic staff’s sustainable performance.</jats:p>
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Factors Affecting Researchers’ Incentive Preferences: A Cross Sectional Study of Private Universities in Mexico
(2024)
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Adrian Ramirez-Nafarrate
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