Robotic Bureaucracy: Administrative Burden and Red Tape in University Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry Bozeman ◽  
Jan Youtie
Keyword(s):  
University Research ◽  
Administrative Burden ◽  
Red Tape

scholarly journals Death by a Thousand 10-Minute Tasks: Workarounds and Noncompliance in University Research Administration

2020 ◽  
pp. 009539972094799
Author(s):  
Barry Bozeman ◽  
Jan Youtie ◽  
Jiwon Jung
Keyword(s):  
National Science Foundation ◽  
University Research ◽  
Response Model ◽  
Research Administration ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
Red Tape ◽  
Rule Breaking ◽  
Response Choices

The article examines administrative workarounds in the context of university research administration. The empirical results from 116 semi-structured interviews with academic researchers with active National Science Foundation awards are framed by a “Rules Response” model positing relationships among rules compliance requests, administrative burden, red tape, and response choices, including compliance, appeal, rule bending, rule breaking, and workaround behaviors. Propositions are presented and reviewed in light of empirical results. The article concludes the implications of empirical results for improving the Rules Response model and a more general discussion of research needed to improve the understanding of both rules compliance and workarounds.

Recent Regional Developments in Red Tape Reduction – A Content Analysis of Web of Science Journals

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 433-457
Author(s):  
Polonca Kovač ◽  
Tina Jukić
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Regional Economies ◽  
Administrative Burden ◽  
Red Tape ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Successful Approach

The economic crisis has led to slowdowns in both national and wider regional economies. A comparatively successful approach to mitigate its impacts is red tape or administrative burden reduction through procedural and other simplifications. This paper explores the relevant public policies examined in 70 scientific articles, classified in the Web of Science under “red tape” or “administrative burden” and related terms and published between 2013 and 2015. The study focuses on the understanding of red tape in terms of regional relevance, dominant doctrinal and disciplinary framework and types of cooperation in research, in an attempt to identify inter-boundaries dialogue as a means of cross-regional learning. The research findings show a prevailing field role of economic, managerial and procedural measures since red tape reduction is most often considered within organizational performance and the neo-liberalistic doctrines. Moreover, cooperation between regions is low, the geographic focus is rather limited, and there is little evidence of collaboration between scholars and practitioners as well as a low practical applicability of research. This means that more holistic policies to withstand economic slowdowns and pursue sustainable societal development are less effective than they would be if they were grounded in inter-regional cooperation and good governance interdisciplinarity.

HHS Cuts Red Tape on Electronic Payments to Doctors

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (14) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Payments ◽  
Red Tape
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