The missing link: How university managers mediate the impact of a performance-based research funding system

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The missing link : How university managers mediate the impact of a performance-based research funding system. / Lind, Jonas Krog.

I: Research Evaluation, Bind 28, Nr. 1, 8, 2019, s. 84-93.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Lind, JK 2019, 'The missing link: How university managers mediate the impact of a performance-based research funding system', Research Evaluation, bind 28, nr. 1, 8, s. 84-93. https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvy038

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Lind, J. K. (2019). The missing link: How university managers mediate the impact of a performance-based research funding system. Research Evaluation, 28(1), 84-93. [8]. https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvy038

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Lind JK. The missing link: How university managers mediate the impact of a performance-based research funding system. Research Evaluation. 2019;28(1):84-93. 8. https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvy038

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Lind, Jonas Krog. / The missing link : How university managers mediate the impact of a performance-based research funding system. I: Research Evaluation. 2019 ; Bind 28, Nr. 1. s. 84-93.

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