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This paper seeks to examine the characteristics and quality of research planning at the level of microcosm of the research unit in six countries — Argentina, Egypt, India, Republic of Korea, Poland and USSR. It is concerned basically with the following aspects: (i) differences in the characteristics and quality of research planning in research units in different countries and institutional settings; (ii)pattern of relationships between the indices of planning and three measures of effectiveness—scientific, user-oriented and administrative; and (iii) stability in the pattern of relationships across countries and measures of performance. As a result of analysis, a few universal indices have been identified that have consistent relationships across countries. It is concluded that the determinants of effectiveness of research planning depend upon the criteria used for measuring the performance of the research unit. Besides specificity of research goals, the most important predictors of performance are: conceptual challenge of the research programme and external linkages of the research group—linkages with scientific peers and potential users of research results.
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This is a revised version of the paper presented at XIth World Congress of Sociology, New Delhi, India, August 18–22, 1986.
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Nagpaul, P.S., Krishnaiah, V.S.R. Dimensions of research planning: Comparative study of research units in six countries. Scientometrics 14, 383–410 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02017098
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