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The practical and theoretical lessons from the study are summarized in this chapter. What can policymakers learn from the Danish case? The paradoxes and contradictory goals that may arise when a performance-based research funding system such as the BRI is introduced are discussed. The second set of lessons is those relevant for university management, in particular related to the problems of using systems like the Bibliometric Research Indicator vis-à-vis individuals. The chapter concludes with a short discussion of lessons for future research.
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Mouritzen, P.E., Opstrup, N. (2020). Lessons from the Study. In: Performance Management at Universities. Public Sector Organizations. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21325-1_15
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