What does modern management theory say about research? One core theme is that creative people need a degree of independence. This is something that most researchers would agree with. For this, management theory proposes non-hierarchical forms of leadership for use in research, such as coaching style and 'covert' leadership . To paraphrase a recent book: 'managing researchers is about not managing them' [10]. At the same time, the theories point out at that researchers are dependent on the organization to provide resources and context for their research . Moreover, scientists also crave for good supervision [11]. So, the real challenge in managing research is to provide independence in the proper context, to give freedom, but also to help people deal with it. This requires a good understanding of researchers and what motivates them#
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