Maximizing Faculty Talent and Efficiency through Workload Allocation: A Business School Example Annette L. Ranft College of Business Administration August 2014

CBA Workload Foundations Research productivity is the primary basis for differences in mix of research and teaching assigned to any faculty member ◦ Increases alignment with peer and aspirant schools More effective and efficient use of scarce faculty resources ◦ A portfolio management perspective Increase equity and fairness across individuals and departments

Prior to Policy Implementation 8 unit workload established ◦ Often assignments were “historical” or “rule of thumb” (3R, 4T, 1S) ◦ Adjustments made on the basis of teaching & service load. Enrollment Management ◦ Significant variance in section size for same class ◦ Total seats exceeded demand (too many sections) ◦ Lots of small electives offered each semester ◦ Multiple sections taught by adjuncts

Basic Elements of the Policy 8 workload units in research, teaching and service for each 9 month full time faculty member Focus on outcomes rather than activity Different for different types of faculty

Need for Ongoing Metrics and Data Enrollment Management Process ◦ Optimize number of sections needed Research Evaluation Process ◦ Equitable evaluation of research across departments Expect to result in: ◦ increased research productivity ◦ increased teaching capacity  Capacity for honors sections & electives ◦ reduction in use of adjuncts

Faculty Workload Profiles Untenured faculty: ◦ Research productivity generally consistent with progression toward tenure: 3 or 4 research units; 3 or 4 teaching units; one service unit. Lecturers: ◦ No research expectations: 7 teaching units; 1 service unit. ◦ Significant service expectations: 6 teaching units; 2 service units

Samples of Tenured Faculty Workload Profiles 3R, 4T, 1S ◦ Tenured faculty with moderate research productivity sufficient to be recognized as a continuing quality contributor to knowledge creation in the discipline. 5R, 2T, 1S ◦ Tenured faculty with research productivity that includes impact in top tier academic journals consistent with that of the leading scholars in the discipline, and engagement in meaningful, highly visible institution building activities. 1R, 7T, 1S ◦ Tenured faculty with low research productivity.