THE CHANGING ACADEMIC PROFESSION OVER 1992-2007: INTERNATIONAL, COMPARATIVE, AND QUANTITATIVE PERSPECTIVES, Sep 1, 2009
This article is based on the data from two surveys of the academic profession in Brazil, one carr... more This article is based on the data from two surveys of the academic profession in Brazil, one carried out in 1992, as part of the Carnegie Foundation comparative survey, and the other in 2007, within the CAP project. Between 1992 and 2007, Brazilian higher education expanded very rapidly. The number of students tripled, the number of academics more than doubled, and the number of those with masters' or doctoral degrees increased fourfold. During these years, the population increased by 22.4%, reaching about 185 million in ...
Page 1. http://oss.sagepub.com/ Organization Studies http://oss.sagepub.com/content/ 9/4/453 The ... more Page 1. http://oss.sagepub.com/ Organization Studies http://oss.sagepub.com/content/ 9/4/453 The online version of this article can be found at: DOI: 10.1177/ 017084068800900401 1988 9: 453 Organization Studies V. Lynn ...
Abstract. Much of the writing on higher education in recent years has tended to as-sume that the ... more Abstract. Much of the writing on higher education in recent years has tended to as-sume that the new management push in higher education is both universal and irre-versible. This paper, however, presents evidence from Portugal to challenge that assumption. While ...
The New Public Management movement promoting private sector management practices in public sector... more The New Public Management movement promoting private sector management practices in public sector bureaucracies has impacted higher education institutions in many countries, including Australia and the Netherlands. In these two countries, as elsewhere, universities are being asked to be more entrepreneurial, financially self-sufficient and innovative, while at the same time having their performance assessed and held accountable with respect to a variety of external compliance structures and policies. The focus of this chapter is on the changing role of the academic deanship in Australia and the Netherlands. The chapter is based on empirical research and attempts to assess to what extent the deanship currently reflects the importation of the rhetoric and management practices of the private sector into higher education. Are today’s deans the stereotyped managers that many of our colleagues over coffee and drinks make them out to be? Has managerialism become part and parcel of everyday academic life? Or is the situation far more complex as suggested by the outcomes of some similar studies into this phenomenon?
... 5. Quality assurance in higher education is defined as systematic management and assessment p... more ... 5. Quality assurance in higher education is defined as systematic management and assessment procedures adopted by a higher education institution or system to monitor performance and to ensure achievement of quality outputs or improved quality. ...
ABSTRACT The objective of this chapter is to present an analytical framework that encourages furt... more ABSTRACT The objective of this chapter is to present an analytical framework that encourages further research on middle management in higher education and that will help us to further understand how universities are being led and managed. It is argued that notwithstanding the contributions in this volume, in general, middle management in higher education is under-researched. Given that middle-management positions are becoming increasingly important because of a number of external and internal environmental changes, this in itself is problematic. To the extent that middle management in higher education has been the object of study, with a few exceptions, this has been done largely through case studies in an Anglo-American context. Drawing on the Competing Values Framework, a framework is proposed that could facilitate a more empirical research agenda linking leadership styles to organisational effectiveness.
The New Public Management movement promoting private sector management practices in public sector... more The New Public Management movement promoting private sector management practices in public sector bureaucracies has impacted higher education institutions in many countries, including Australia and the Netherlands. In these two countries, as elsewhere, universities are being asked to be more entrepreneurial, financially self-sufficient and innovative, while at the same time having their performance assessed and held accountable with respect to
Changing Dynamics of Higher Education Middle Management, 2010
... behaviour is motivated by self-interest (Kamensky, 1996), NPM assumes that market competition... more ... behaviour is motivated by self-interest (Kamensky, 1996), NPM assumes that market competition rather than ... Taken as a whole, the chapters in this book demonstrate a diversity in the way in ... has tended to assume that the new manage-ment push in higher education is universal ...
Abstract: This book is presented in two parts. Part 1,'Recent developments in public sector ... more Abstract: This book is presented in two parts. Part 1,'Recent developments in public sector higher education', which maps developments in public sector higher education in Great Britain, the Netherlands and West Germany, contains: Reforms in British higher education/ ...
THE CHANGING ACADEMIC PROFESSION OVER 1992-2007: INTERNATIONAL, COMPARATIVE, AND QUANTITATIVE PERSPECTIVES, Sep 1, 2009
This article is based on the data from two surveys of the academic profession in Brazil, one carr... more This article is based on the data from two surveys of the academic profession in Brazil, one carried out in 1992, as part of the Carnegie Foundation comparative survey, and the other in 2007, within the CAP project. Between 1992 and 2007, Brazilian higher education expanded very rapidly. The number of students tripled, the number of academics more than doubled, and the number of those with masters' or doctoral degrees increased fourfold. During these years, the population increased by 22.4%, reaching about 185 million in ...
Page 1. http://oss.sagepub.com/ Organization Studies http://oss.sagepub.com/content/ 9/4/453 The ... more Page 1. http://oss.sagepub.com/ Organization Studies http://oss.sagepub.com/content/ 9/4/453 The online version of this article can be found at: DOI: 10.1177/ 017084068800900401 1988 9: 453 Organization Studies V. Lynn ...
Abstract. Much of the writing on higher education in recent years has tended to as-sume that the ... more Abstract. Much of the writing on higher education in recent years has tended to as-sume that the new management push in higher education is both universal and irre-versible. This paper, however, presents evidence from Portugal to challenge that assumption. While ...
The New Public Management movement promoting private sector management practices in public sector... more The New Public Management movement promoting private sector management practices in public sector bureaucracies has impacted higher education institutions in many countries, including Australia and the Netherlands. In these two countries, as elsewhere, universities are being asked to be more entrepreneurial, financially self-sufficient and innovative, while at the same time having their performance assessed and held accountable with respect to a variety of external compliance structures and policies. The focus of this chapter is on the changing role of the academic deanship in Australia and the Netherlands. The chapter is based on empirical research and attempts to assess to what extent the deanship currently reflects the importation of the rhetoric and management practices of the private sector into higher education. Are today’s deans the stereotyped managers that many of our colleagues over coffee and drinks make them out to be? Has managerialism become part and parcel of everyday academic life? Or is the situation far more complex as suggested by the outcomes of some similar studies into this phenomenon?
... 5. Quality assurance in higher education is defined as systematic management and assessment p... more ... 5. Quality assurance in higher education is defined as systematic management and assessment procedures adopted by a higher education institution or system to monitor performance and to ensure achievement of quality outputs or improved quality. ...
ABSTRACT The objective of this chapter is to present an analytical framework that encourages furt... more ABSTRACT The objective of this chapter is to present an analytical framework that encourages further research on middle management in higher education and that will help us to further understand how universities are being led and managed. It is argued that notwithstanding the contributions in this volume, in general, middle management in higher education is under-researched. Given that middle-management positions are becoming increasingly important because of a number of external and internal environmental changes, this in itself is problematic. To the extent that middle management in higher education has been the object of study, with a few exceptions, this has been done largely through case studies in an Anglo-American context. Drawing on the Competing Values Framework, a framework is proposed that could facilitate a more empirical research agenda linking leadership styles to organisational effectiveness.
The New Public Management movement promoting private sector management practices in public sector... more The New Public Management movement promoting private sector management practices in public sector bureaucracies has impacted higher education institutions in many countries, including Australia and the Netherlands. In these two countries, as elsewhere, universities are being asked to be more entrepreneurial, financially self-sufficient and innovative, while at the same time having their performance assessed and held accountable with respect to
Changing Dynamics of Higher Education Middle Management, 2010
... behaviour is motivated by self-interest (Kamensky, 1996), NPM assumes that market competition... more ... behaviour is motivated by self-interest (Kamensky, 1996), NPM assumes that market competition rather than ... Taken as a whole, the chapters in this book demonstrate a diversity in the way in ... has tended to assume that the new manage-ment push in higher education is universal ...
Abstract: This book is presented in two parts. Part 1,'Recent developments in public sector ... more Abstract: This book is presented in two parts. Part 1,'Recent developments in public sector higher education', which maps developments in public sector higher education in Great Britain, the Netherlands and West Germany, contains: Reforms in British higher education/ ...
Structure and organization seems to be at the root of many of the questions raised about institut... more Structure and organization seems to be at the root of many of the questions raised about institutional behaviour; however, with respect to research on university capacity building, few studies have examined research organizational problems, particularly in developing countries. This study investigates academic reactions to the structure and organization of research at four leading Vietnamese universities. Through document analysis and semi-structured interviews with 55 participants, the study finds that the four case-study Vietnamese universities have accomplished a number of the more visible tasks of research management such as creating research and research management positions; deciding primary organizational units for research delivery; creating a research office; and creating research oversight committees. However, they seem to neglect the other less visible tasks of organizing and structuring research such as developing rules for research integrity; developing a mechanism for evaluating the quality of research outcomes; preparing researchers and research managers for the necessary skills and knowledge; and deciding vertical and horizontal decentralization. The study concludes that even though research has been formally structured and organized, the management of research has not yet been professionalized. The key problem in organizing and structuring research is the lack of an effective system for research behaviour formalization. A more effective system for better formalizing research behaviours should be developed so that Vietnamese universities can integrate more successfully into the global research.
University research capacity building has now become an increasingly important task in both devel... more University research capacity building has now become an increasingly important task in both developed and less developed countries. In this capacity building endeavour, research late-developer universities in particular need to develop a sound research organizational structure. However, what elements are needed in organizing and structuring university research has rarely been discussed systematically. Applying Mintzberg’s (1979) theory on the structuring of organizations, this study sheds light on the generic parameters of organizing and structuring research. Five of the more visible parameters consist of: (1) create research positions; (2) create research management positions; (3) decide primary organizational units for research delivery; (4) create a research office; and (5) create research oversight committees. The five less visible parameters are: (1) develop rules for research integrity; (2) develop rules and procedures for managing the lifecycle of a research project; (3) develop a mechanism for evaluating the quality of research outcomes; (4) prepare researchers and research managers for the necessary skills and knowledge; and (5) decide vertical and horizontal decentralization. We argue that institutions that pay close attention to these ten management and organisational tasks for creating an environment in which research can flourish are more likely to be successful in building and/or enhancing their overall research capacity than other institutions.
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