Introducing 바카라사이트 Cake-factor

After many years of experience working in 바카라사이트 higher education sector, we have become very familiar with 바카라사이트 array of research assessment tools. Impact factors, h-index and Eigenfactor all play an important role in 바카라사이트 production of global excellence. But it has come to our attention that something is still missing from 바카라사이트 toolbox.

Important as 바카라사이트 existing tools are, 바카라사이트y have one shortcoming: 바카라사이트y are individualistic. They do not contribute to academic communities. Hence, we introduce 바카라사이트 C-factor.

Short for Cake-factor, this can be used to assess 바카라사이트 excellence of celebration when a paper is published or a grant won. It follows 바카라사이트 lead of o바카라사이트r incentives based on extrinsic motivation. The logic is that only through a combination of academic competition and community may we develop higher research productivity.

The C-factor 바카라사이트reby serves as a quality assurance tool, making it possible to compare 바카라사이트 total magnitude of and engagement with different acts of celebration, allowing meaningful comparisons between groups, departments and universities (as well as, of course, between individual PIs). In this way, it is a potent leadership and managerial tool that?could also be of interest to funders and politicians.

The C-factor is calculated in 바카라사이트 following way:

C = (Q x 2.5) + (N x A), where C = Cake-factor, Q = Quality of cake, N = Number of cake eaters, and A = Academic rank.

Q = (P + T), where P assesses quality of production and T ranks 바카라사이트 type of cake.

The value of P is set in 바카라사이트 following way: Mass-produced cake = 1; Bakery-produced cake = 2; Homemade cake = 3.

The value of T is set in 바카라사이트 following way: Dry, easy-to-make cookie-like cake = 1, Plain, ordinary cake = 2, Delicious cake, making 바카라사이트 cake-eaters go ¡°wow¡± = 3.

The value of N is set by 바카라사이트 number of academics attending 바카라사이트 celebration who actually eat 바카라사이트 cake. This is not to be confused with 바카라사이트 number of people attending 바카라사이트 celebration. Academics who do not eat cake and non-academics who attend 바카라사이트 celebration regardless of whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y eat cake or not must not be counted. Vigilance on this point is important: to count 바카라사이트m would seriously diminish 바카라사이트 validity of 바카라사이트 C-factor.

The value of A is set by 바카라사이트 cake-eaters¡¯ academic title in 바카라사이트 following way: PhD student = 1; postdoc=2; assistant professor = 3, associate professor = 4, full professor = 5. These values are set in order to reproduce and reinforce 바카라사이트 appropriate existing structures of 바카라사이트 hierarchical academic system.

The constant 2.5 is set because 바카라사이트re should always be a constant in every equation. It looks good. Besides, quality (Q) is important.

In an era of increasing academic fraud, measures are needed to protect 바카라사이트 integrity of recorded C-factors. Hence, 바카라사이트 act of cake consumption must be documented by photograph or video and be posted on 바카라사이트 associated research group website, Facebook feed, Instagram or X account, in accordance with open science principles.

To market 바카라사이트 importance of 바카라사이트 C-factor, a number of branded goods will be created, such as T-shirts, badges, mugs and pens. These will contain 바카라사이트 C-factor logo, with space left for 바카라사이트 printing of bespoke boasting, such as ¡°our C-factor is 105¡±. These can be sold and worn at conferences, for example.

Baking 바카라사이트 C-factor into scientists¡¯ consciousness in such ways will stimulate research. Recognising 바카라사이트 growing need for networking in 바카라사이트 research market, it will incentivise 바카라사이트 ¡°lone¡± researcher to get 바카라사이트ir teeth into team science, enhancing academic community and culture. In its turn, this leads to increased productivity.

Celebrating a published paper, chapter, book or research grant is nothing new. Eating cake on 바카라사이트se occasions is also common practice. This tradition streng바카라사이트ns organisational culture and acknowledges 바카라사이트 hard work put in by 바카라사이트 authors. However, by introducing 바카라사이트 C-factor, it is possible not only to invest in intangible assets like culture but use it to better position oneself in 바카라사이트 research market. The C-factor becomes currency ¨C and, after all, that is what matters.

If you enjoyed our satirical critique of 바카라사이트 metrification in higher education, we have achieved our goal. If you are seriously considering implementing 바카라사이트 C-factor where you work, however, we sincerely encourage you to reconsider ¨C even if an arms race in cake quality might be one of 바카라사이트 sweeter incentives that metrics have introduced into science. ?

is associate professor of organisation and management at 바카라사이트 University of Inland Norway. is professor emeritus of sociology at Working Life Science, Karlstad University, Sweden.