Strategies of Research Team Management to Improve Teachers’ Research Competence in Municipal Universities in Henan, China

Abstract

The research objectives were: 1) To examine the current situation and desirable situation of research team management based on the concept of research competence in municipal universities in Henan, China. 2) To identify the priority need index (PNI) and SWOT of research team management based on research competence in municipal universities in Henan. 3) To develop and validate strategies for research team management to improve teachers’ research competence in municipal universities in Henan. The study population comprised 23,509 teachers from 17 municipal universities in Henan Province. The research adopted a multi-phase mixed-methods design, using questionnaires and evaluation forms. Data analysis included frequencies, percentages, arithmetic means, standard deviations, modified priority needs index (PNI modified), and content analysis.
Research results revealed that 1) The research team management of municipal universities gained by a thorough review of literature consisted of four components: human resource management, academic resource management, team culture management, and behavioral process management. The research competence comprised eight components: academic knowledge; skills to identify and clarify problems; skills to organize and implement research; skills to express and apply results; digital skills; interpersonal skills; innovation skills; and research attitude. 2) SWOT analysis results showed that, in the internal environment, among the four components of research team management, human resource management, academic resource management, and behavioral process management were the strengths.
In contrast, team culture management was the weakness. Regarding research competence, academic knowledge, skills to organize and implement research, digital skills, and research attitude were the strengths of the top four lowest
PNI-modified; respect for otherness, skills to discover and clarify problems, skills to express and apply results, interpersonal skills, and innovation skills were the weaknesses. 3) Research team management strategies of Henan municipal universities based on the concept of research competence consisted of four strategies,
eight substrategies, and 32 procedures. Based on the findings, the core conclusions are: Cultivating a positive and innovative team culture; Strengthen human resource management of the research team; Optimize research team academic resource management; Strengthen behavioral process management. And the recommendations are proposed, including: The government and university administrators should strengthen the construction of research teams with innovative culture, provide high-quality human resource support for research team building, develop funding support plans for team building and diverse collaborative policies, establish a sound research team management system and strengthen process management.

Keywords: research team, research team management, research competence, municipal universities

6419000039 Yang Yujing, 2569 (2026), Advisor: รศ. ดร.บุญมี เณรยอด – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boonmee Nenyod, ตีพิมพ์ในวารสาร (Journal Name) วารสารศิลปศาสตร์ราชมงคลสุวรรณภูมิ 2570, นำเสนอในที่ประชุมวิชาการ (Conference) The 18th National and International Academic Conference 2025, นักศึกษาปริญญาเอก (Doctoral Program), บัณฑิตวิทยาลัย (Graduate School), ปรัชญาดุษฎีบัณฑิต สาขาวิชานวัตกรรมการบริหารการศึกษา – Doctor of Philosophy Program in Educational Administration Innovation, Siam University, Bangkok, Thailand – มหาวิทยาลัยสยาม กรุงเทพมหานคร ประเทศไทย