| Article ID: | iaor2009936 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 17 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 169 |
| End Page Number: | 173 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2008 |
| Journal: | European Journal of Information Systems |
| Authors: | Iivari Juhani |
| Keywords: | measurement |
Research assessment can be based either on expert evaluation or bibliometric evaluation. This opinion paper evaluates pros and cons of these two approaches, concluding that they are complementary approaches. Therefore, they should be properly combined and synchronized to form an informative and cost-effective research assessment framework.