THE REVIEW OF THE USA UNIVERSITY GOALS-BASED RESEARCH MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION STRATEGIES TO ENSURE GROWTH, STABILITY AND RETRENCHMENT

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to single out the research management and administration strategies that are used at the USA universities and evaluate their feasibility in Ukraine. The method of descriptive content analysis was applied to analyse the relevant literature sources found using the keyword-based strategy. The review process included five basic phases such as preparation, retrieval, appraisal, synthesis, and reporting. The review found three eligible strategies used in research management and administration in the USA universities. These were as follows: the strategy that is based on the Supply Chain Management concept, the strategy that is based on promoting a project management community, the strategies of internationalization: the (research-related) study abroad programs recruiting international students (as a financial source to fund the research), and internationalizing the faculty through the scholarship programmes. While evaluating the strategies using the criteria, the experts rated the project management community-based strategy the highest (45 %), while the Supply Chain Management concept-based strategy scored the least (22 %). Concerning feasibility in Ukraine, the project management community-based strategy scored the highest technical feasibility, legal compatibility, and economical feasibility. The internationalisation strategies showed the greatest values for economical feasibility but moderate scores for other criteria. The Supply Chain Management concept-based strategy showed the largest values for technical feasibility, but the legal compatibility, economical feasibility and stakeholder benefits and ensuring competitive advantage were rated by the experts the lowest.