RT journal article T1 Exploratory analysis of the perception of academic researchers about incentives: evidence from a Spanish public universit A1 Guerrero Alba, Félix A1 Martín Alcázar, Fernando A1 Sánchez Gardey, Gonzalo A2 Organización de Empresas K1 Perception K1 incentives K1 academic researchers K1 university K1 factorial analysis AB The perception of academic researchers on management instruments has generated significant controversy in the literature. Studies have highlighted that these perceptions affect research performance more than management itself. This work addresses this issue by proposing a subjective measurement that explains research incentives in a public university. The study was conducted using a mixed-methodology approach. To initially identify the research incentives, a Delphi study was developed through the inclusion of 62 experts. Based on the Delphi results, to contrast the internal composition of the research incentive system, 259 academic researchers from a Spanish university were subjected to an exploratory factor analysis. The results revealed four potential incentives that were perceived by the researchers. The analysis of these factors contributes to the debate about the way in which academic managers can promote the design of effective incentives that could be assumed and accepted by researchers. PB Taylor & Francis SN 1469-9508 YR 2022 FD 2022 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33367 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33367 LA eng DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz RD 09-nov-2026