What competencies will be worth improving as a research project manager? Interview with Prof. Visente Martinez Tur of the University of Valencia (Spain)

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In the next interview we conducted as part of our C4RE series, we ask our guest, Prof. Visente Martinez Tur of the University of Valencia, about the hard competencies involved in managing a research project. When you watch the interview, you’ll get answers to the following questions:

  • What competencies does a researcher need to have in order to receive a grant?
  • What factors cause a researcher to inspire confidence?
  • When did the Professor’s adventure in consciously building his own competencies as a research project leader begin?
  • What competencies would the Professor like to acquire in the future?
  • What qualities are needed to lead a research team?
  • What factors influence research team members to identify with the team’s goal?
  • When does the evaluation of team members’ work cause the team to grow?
  • What competencies of the professor help him to manage the research team?
  • What external factors enhance the competence of your team?
  • What competencies are valued at your university by university management?
  • Which competencies of your university staff are regularly examined by university management?

See the full interview:

About our interviewee:

Prof. Visente Martinez Tur is a professor at the University of Valencia in Spain and coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOP-P) program. He has made significant contributions to applied psychology and fulfills all the requirements for IAAP members. Over the years, his main research projects have been on organizations for people with intellectual disabilities, service psychology, service quality and customer satisfaction. He has also collected research findings on third sector (non-profit) organizations and trust and service climate and has had a significant impact on this important area and practice.

The interview with Prof. Visente Martinez Tur is conducted by:

  • Prof. Barbara Kozusznik, Ph.D., University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
  • Olaf Flak, Ph.D., Independent trainer and business advisor

Also download the e-book on this topic “Competence of managing a research team”