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Research management in water for development research projects

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posted on 2018-02-12, 15:10 authored by Frank Odhiambo
This paper presents findings of a study into the role of management in the conduct of water for development research. It provides a definition of research management and describes the attributes of a good research manager. It further explores the ways in which research managers are selected and the shortcomings that flow from the present criteria for selection. The paper argues that given the current changes in the makeup of research groups and the tendency towards multidisciplinary research, there is an urgent need for research managers to undergo continuing professional development in traditional management skills to complement their scientific and academic disciplinary knowledge.

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  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Research Unit

  • Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)

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WEDC Conference

Citation

ODHIAMBO, F., 2009. Research management in water for development research projects. IN: Shaw, R.J. (ed). Water, sanitation and hygiene - Sustainable development and multisectoral approaches: Proceedings of the 34th WEDC International Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18-22 May 2009, 4p.p.

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© WEDC, Loughborough University

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  • VoR (Version of Record)

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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2009

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This is a conference paper.

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WEDC_ID:13545

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  • en

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