IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jadmsc/v10y2020i1p18-d335789.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Application of Simulation to Selecting Project Strategy for Autonomous Research Projects at Public Universities

Author

Listed:
  • Dorota Kuchta

    (Department of Management Systems and Organisation Development, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wrocław 50-370, Poland)

  • Stanisław Stanek

    (Faculty of Management, General Tadeusz Kościuszko Military University of Land Forces, Wrocław 51-147, Poland)

Abstract

The definition of the success of research projects implemented at public universities is far from being unequivocal. The success of a research project has to be in line with both the public university’s and the funding institution’s policies, as well as with the personal objectives and ambitions of the researchers. Once the success definition for the research project has been determined, the strategy of implementation must be defined. The omission of this step may result in effort lost (public money, time, enthusiasm, etc.) after being directed toward objectives which do not fit with either the public university’s or the funding agency’s policies, nor with the researchers’ personal objectives. This paper discusses this problem and proposes a model where simulation is used to choose the project strategy that best fits the selected research project success definition in the context of the policy of a given public university, the preferences of its researchers, and the policy of the funding agencies. The model is illustrated by means of a case study—a real world research project implemented at a public university in a European country, where the policy of subsidizing public universities has been changing both very regularly and in a highly unpredictable manner. It is shown how various project strategies can lead to multiple project outcomes, which are then evaluated in different ways depending on the point of view of public university policy or of the researchers, the funding agencies, and/or society. The main conclusion is that applying simulation to a research project before it starts may contribute significantly to the optimization of time, effort, and resource usage with the objective of project success maximization in the context of public university policy and the objectives of the researchers.

Suggested Citation

  • Dorota Kuchta & Stanisław Stanek, 2020. "Application of Simulation to Selecting Project Strategy for Autonomous Research Projects at Public Universities," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(1), pages 1-23, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jadmsc:v:10:y:2020:i:1:p:18-:d:335789
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/10/1/18/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/10/1/18/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Luz Stella Cardona-Meza & Gerard Olivar-Tost, 2017. "Modeling and Simulation of Project Management through the PMBOK® Standard Using Complex Networks," Complexity, Hindawi, vol. 2017, pages 1-12, December.
    2. Kouskouras, Konstantinos G. & Georgiou, Andreas C., 2007. "A discrete event simulation model in the case of managing a software project," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 181(1), pages 374-389, August.
    3. Menipaz, Ehud & Ben-Yair, Avner, 2002. "Three-parametrical harmonization model in project management by means of simulation," Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM), Elsevier, vol. 59(5), pages 431-436.
    4. Golenko-Ginzburg, Dimitri & Gonik, Aharon & Laslo, Zohar, 2003. "Resource constrained scheduling simulation model for alternative stochastic network projects," Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM), Elsevier, vol. 63(2), pages 105-117.
    5. Clemente-Gallardo, J. & Ferrer, A. & Íñiguez, D. & Rivero, A. & Ruiz, G. & Tarancón, A., 2019. "Do researchers collaborate in a similar way to publish and to develop projects?," Journal of Informetrics, Elsevier, vol. 13(1), pages 64-77.
    6. Masoumeh Ghazinejad & Bassam A. Hussein & Youcef J. -T. Zidane, 2018. "Impact of Trust, Commitment, and Openness on Research Project Performance: Case Study in a Research Institute," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 7(2), pages 1-11, January.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Jagoda Mrzygłocka-Chojnacka & Stanisław Stanek & Dorota Kuchta, 2021. "Defining a Successful Project in Sustainable Project Management through Simulation—A Case Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-23, July.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Jagoda Mrzygłocka-Chojnacka & Stanisław Stanek & Dorota Kuchta, 2021. "Defining a Successful Project in Sustainable Project Management through Simulation—A Case Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-23, July.
    2. Li, Heyang & Wu, Meijun & Wang, Yougui & Zeng, An, 2022. "Bibliographic coupling networks reveal the advantage of diversification in scientific projects," Journal of Informetrics, Elsevier, vol. 16(3).
    3. Menipaz, Ehud & Ben-Yair, Avner, 2002. "Harmonization simulation model for managing several stochastic projects," Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM), Elsevier, vol. 61(1), pages 61-66.
    4. Morgan, Jennifer Sian & Howick, Susan & Belton, Valerie, 2017. "A toolkit of designs for mixing Discrete Event Simulation and System Dynamics," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 257(3), pages 907-918.
    5. Theresa Obuobisa-Darko & Victoria Tsedzah, 2021. "Human Resource Development Climate and Employee Engagement in Developing Countries," International Journal of Business and Management, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 14(6), pages 150-150, July.
    6. Miguel A. Baque-Cantos & Cristhian Y. Moreira-Cañarte & Andrés Ultreras-Rodríguez & Daniel O. Nieves-Lizárraga & Felipe De J. González-Rodríguez & Jenniffer S. Moreira-Choez & Shirley T. Campos-, 2023. "Technological Enablers and Prospects of Project Management in Industry 4.0: A Literature Review," Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Richtmann Publishing Ltd, vol. 12, July.
    7. M. Pelacho & G. Ruiz & F. Sanz & A. Tarancón & J. Clemente-Gallardo, 2021. "Analysis of the evolution and collaboration networks of citizen science scientific publications," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 126(1), pages 225-257, January.
    8. Mustafa S. Al-Tekreeti & Salwa M. Beheiry & Vian Ahmed, 2021. "A Framework for Assessing Commitment Indicators in Sustainable Development Decisions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-21, May.
    9. Qin, Rui & Liu, Yan-Kui, 2010. "Modeling data envelopment analysis by chance method in hybrid uncertain environments," Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM), Elsevier, vol. 80(5), pages 922-950.
    10. Yujia Ge & Bin Xu, 2016. "Dynamic Staffing and Rescheduling in Software Project Management: A Hybrid Approach," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(6), pages 1-28, June.
    11. P. Urgilés & J. Claver & M. A. Sebastián, 2019. "Analysis of the Earned Value Management and Earned Schedule Techniques in Complex Hydroelectric Power Production Projects: Cost and Time Forecast," Complexity, Hindawi, vol. 2019, pages 1-11, April.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jadmsc:v:10:y:2020:i:1:p:18-:d:335789. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.