Possible suggestions / Answers

3.4.3.3 Research and Development Process

Describe the business schools overall research policy and the mec
hanism for determining research policy and priorities,

Describe how research activity is integrated into the workload of in

dividual faculty members, Research as a
requirement for promotion and retention or not,
Link between the faculty developmental budget and research policy.

1.0 Introduction

Research is a central part of the academic mission of many business schools and a collective endeavor of
all management education institutions at large. Research shapes the thinking of research professors and
advances the public body of knowledge that is conveyed in the classroom. Because of the collective and
global nature of the research endeavor, dominant research paradigms ultimately determine the educational
content of business schools around the world. Any successful attempt to transform the educational process
must therefore consider the types of research that are necessary to support such transformation and
analyze whether current paradigms and research practices are appropriate to produce the required body of
knowledge in B- school.
Research is a critical component of higher education; it improves the quality and also helpful for
improving teachers knowledge. The key parameters of research efforts are set out in the templates. Good
teaching evolves out of good research and from the teachers who engaged in research. Faculties are to be
given modest teaching responsibilities who are engaged in research. Teaching and research are
inseparable and in order to impart quality teaching, a blend of research and teaching is necessary. Any
reform in higher education must start with creating a positive and conducive environment for research
coupled with teaching. (Ref: National Higher Education Mission, MHRD-2013)
To promote research at the institute level, the basic research infrastructure, policy and environment to be
created. The basic and fundamental research ought to happen at the institute/ university, since same does
not take place in industry. Criteria such as research publication, impact factors of journals, citations, the
amount of funding attracted etc. may be the parameter to gauge the research and same may be used as
yard stick for faculty promotion. (NHEM, MHRD-2013)
The research to be addressed at various levels such as (i) M. Phil and Ph.D (ii) independent research
project carried out by institute (iii) integrating research with teaching.
Faculty involvement in research to be supported and supplemented by creating appropriate mechanisms
and structures at the institute so that teachers could be motivated to undertake research as an important
agenda for their professional commitments. At present institutes are facing following problems in
research such as: lack of administrative support, lack of research infrastructure, delay in clearance of
research proposal, timely release of funds, and lack of institutional monitoring mechanism for research
needs.
1.1 Following 10 point suggestions may be taken in to account to promote research at institute and
university level.

(i)

A vibrant research cell needs to be established with objective to promote research at the
institute. The Chairman of the cell may be headed by a director/senior faculty/ HOD having
good experience in business research, research funding system, research proposal review and
execution, knowledge about different sponsoring agencies and also have made significant
contribution in research through UGC and AICTE grant. Faculties are the member of cell.

(ii)

Institute should have separate corpus fund for research to provide seed money to all teachers
for promotion of research. Funds should be provided to create need based research
infrastructural and other facilities, such as
Computer Laboratories with Wi-Fi facility in campus.
Computing

resources are available to conduct research in the departments.

Online

Resources
Application

databases like CMIEs Prowess, Economic Outlook

Softwares

like SPSS,
Digital

Library
Departmental

Library
Books

and National/International Journals.

Application software, simulation software etc.

(iii)
(iv)

(v)
(vi)

(vii)

(viii)

(ix)

A conducive environment with industry to be created and faculty should be encouraged to take
collaborative research with industry and other private stake holders.
Faculties are to be encouraged with incentives and research performance may be linked with
promotion and service extension. The stages of research culture development
may be
considered as below.
a. Research oriented Selection and socialization o f f a c u l t y
b. Research oriented Performance management system within the organization
c. Emphasis on research reward and recognition
d. Research linked career growth and development
A data bank of statistics to be created on problems faced by industry/ enterprises/ society for
under taking research projects.
Research publication of the faculties on national and international journal may be considered
for funding towards full or partial cost. The faculty should be allowed to draw royalty income
from transferring their research to industry.
Research scholar should be facilitated to get research scholarship from UGC / AICTE and .
Significant number of research scholar should be at institute for continuous engagement of
faculty at research.
Students are encouraged to incorporate research culture and data analysis in their dissertation
report and class assignments. They are also encouraged to write term paper and joint research
with faculty members. Students present their papers at national and International conferences.
They are motivated to do live projects with professional bodies and industrial houses.
At least 10 important specific areas of business management to be chosen by an expert
committee in coordination with institute research cell. Joint venture and MOU with world
class premier institutes/ universities across the world would be encouraged for quality and
interdisciplinary research.

(x)

Performance appraisal of teachers may be initiated and points may be allocated to teaching
learning and evaluation, which include tutorials, lectures, practicals, research activities and
co-curricular activities ( ref: NHEM, MHRD-2013)

2.0 Research and Publication policy (ref: IMS Gaziabad)

The objective of policy is to encourage research and publication at the institute
A. There should be a separate budget provision for the Research Activities
B. Synopsis and the estimated budget is approved by the Director or chairman of the
research committee on recommendation of the committee constituted for the purpose.
2.1 Research Paper Publication
Research Papers Publication

Note:
a)

Refereed Journals ( points to be decided per publication)

Non-refereed but recognized and reputable journals and periodicals, having

ISBN/ISSN numbers: ( points to be decided per publication) )

Conference proceedings as full papers (Abstracts not to be included) (points to be decided per
publication).

Wherever relevant to any specific management discipline, the point score for paper in
refereed journal would be augmented with suitable score or points

Indexed journals
Papers with impact factor less than 0.5(Impact factor<0.5).
Papers with impact factor between 0.5 and 1(0.5<=Impact factor<1)
Papers with impact factor between 1 and 2(1<=Impact factor<2)
Papers with impact factor between 2 and 5(2<=Impact factor<5)
Papers with impact factor greater than 5(Impact factor >=5)

b) In case of more than one author, the points will be shared in proportion with 2:1 in case of
two authors; 3:2:1 in case of three authors and same proportion will follow in case of more
than three authors.
c) The affiliation of the institute must be used by faculty members in the research paper.
d) The reward policy shall be designed as per the weightages allotted.
2.2 Research Activities

2.2.1 Research Projects

Completed/Ongoing Sponsored Projects. Funded Projects by Govt./AICTE/UGC/ DST/or any other
funding agency

Major Project with Grant >Rs. 30 Lakhs (suitable points to be decided per Project).

Major Project with Grant > Rs.5 Lakhs (suitable points per Project).

Minor Project with Grants > Rs. 50,000 (suitable points per Project).

2.3 Other Research Assignments:

Suitable Points may be decided for the following assignments

Consultancy Assignments
Industry Collaborated projects
Management or executive Development Programmes
Faculty Development Programmes
Training programmes/Workshops In-Campus or In-company programmes

2.4 Revenue sharing model for the above activities shall be as

under- Faculty 60 to 70% revenue
Institute 30 to 40% revenue
2.5. Conferences
1. Every f a c u l t y s h o u l d be e n c o u r a g e d t o p r e s e n t p a p e r s i n
n a t i o n a l /international conferences at IITs, IIMs etc. and prestigious forums abroad. Chairing
the technical session in conference is equally prestigious and contributes towards brand building
of the institute.
2. The amount of grant sanctioned shall be under the following heads Registration Fees
Travelling (To and Fro)
Fixed Budget provision should be there for each faculty per academic year
seminars in India and abroad. OD provision should be there

for participation in

3. After presenting the paper the faculty should submit all the documentary evidences of
presented paper.
4. In case of international conference abroad, the faculty must apply to any of the funding
agencies like AICTE/UGC/CSIR etc. Shortfall if any /non-receipt of the grant from the
funding agency, the accumulated amount can be availed from the institute. The frequency
of such institution grant needs to be decided.

2.6. Attending Training Programmes/FDPs/Workshops

1. To update and enhance the knowledge about new and latest trends in the field of
specialization, faculty should be e n c o u r a g e d to attend the training programmes
continuously throughout the year. Budget provision should be there.
3.0 Faculty Load (ref: Manoj Ku. Etel. IIM Rothak-2006)
The workload for a typical faculty member in any business school encompasses teaching and nonteaching activities like research, consultancy, Management Development Programs (MDPs) and
administrative duties. While there is no scientific methodology to apportion the faculty time between the
various activities, faculty members in any good institution should devote most of their time and efforts in
furthering their teaching and research pursuits. It is, therefore, necessary to evolve a system which can
scientifically apportion the faculty time between the above activities. Apportioning the faculty time
should award credits to the faculty member for undertaking any of the above activities.
Based on documents studied, authors equate a ten-hour of workload to one credit and suggest that a
faculty member be assigned a workload equivalent to a maximum of 18 credits in a year. In a term of
three months (in a trimester system), a faculty member should have a teaching load not exceeding five
credits. Any course should be the creative output of the faculty member and not a mechanical aggregation
of second-hand materials. While emphasis is placed on the creativity of design, importance should also be
given to the faculty members development of his own primary teaching material whether in the form of
cases, instructors notes, management games, etc. Faculty should rely on as much Indian case material as
possible and also on the contemporary research in his field. Teaching of a course generally includes actual
in-class time, class preparation time, time spent for mentoring and directing the students before and after
the class session, as well as time spent for grading the quizzes/tests/exams. In certain cases, such time
could also include time spent in revising old or creating new courses. Teaching of a typical three credit
course means a total of 185-200 hours of faculty time as is substantiated below:
Already Taught Course (i) Actual in class time 30 Hours (ii) Preparation time 75 Hours (iii) Out-ofclass contacts 30 Hours (iv) Evaluation of assignments/ class tests/quizzes/exam papers/ 50 Hours . Total
185 Hours
Every activity, whether teaching or non-teaching should be assigned credits based on the estimated hours
of faculty time required to complete the activity. While allocating the workload to a faculty member, the
institute should strike a balance between teaching and non-teaching activities. Following division of load
is suggested between the various teaching or non-teaching activities:
Activity
Teaching
Research/ publication/ case writing/ MDP/consulting/ self dev etc
Administrative activities
Total credits

Credits
10 -14
3-7
1
18

The academic activities (teaching/research/publications/Case writing/MDPs/self-development/consulting)

can be shared up to the upper limit of 17- credits. The above division of time is not to be regarded literally
in the sense that every faculty member must teach four to five full courses in an year and must carry
research/publications/ Case writing/MDPs /self-development/consulting load equal to three to five credits
in an year. The idea is that a credit should be regarded as a standard convertible so that whatever the
individual is doing, the academic activities should be equivalent to 17 credits of work excluding his/her
administrative activities.
However, a faculty should at least earn three credits from the Research/Publications/Case
writing/MDPs/Consulting/Self-Development etc and ten credits from the teaching. It is suggested that the
administrative load should not exceed one credit. A junior faculty member should be assigned more
teaching load, whereas an experienced senior faculty member may be assigned more administrative
workload. This is to ensure ample time for academic activities for all faculty members, which should
ultimate help in the institutes overall growth. It may be useful to spell out the possible administrative
activities expected of a faculty member in a typical Business school. A faculty member may be given
responsibility of coordinating the research seminars, the summer training, PGDBM/MBA admissions, the
MDPs and the MBA/PGDBM program etc.