Managing Reform in Universities: The Dynamics of Culture, Identity and Organisational Change

by H U Gudel (Editor), A Hauser (Editor), P E Hoggard (Editor)

Overview

From the perspectives of culture, identity and organizational change, this collection explores how universities are coping with the range of reforms and changes taking place across higher education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137544414
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	09/01/2015
Series:	Issues in Higher Education Series
Edition description:	1st ed. 2012
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

ALBERTO AMARAL Professor at the University of Porto, Portugal
SONIA CARDOSO Researcher at the Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies, Portugal
DAVID D. DILL Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, Department of Public Policy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
NICOLINE FROLICH Research Professor at NIFU, Norway
MARY HENKEL former Professor in the Department of Government, Brunel University, UK
ANA I. MELO Assistant Professor at the University of Aveiro, Portugal
AMY SCOTT METCALFE Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia, USA
GUY NEAVE Emeritus Professor at CIPES, Portugal
KEIJO RASANEN Professor in the field of Organization and Management at the Aalto University School of Economics, Finland
MARIA J. ROSA Assistant Professor at the University of Aveiro, Portugal
KERSTIN SAHLIN Professor in the Department of Business Studies, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Uppsala, Sweden
TAINA SAARINEN Researcher at the Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Table of Contents

Introduction How is Change in Higher Education Managed?; B.Stensaker , M.Henkel , J.Välimaa & C.Sarrico PART I: HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF CHANGE Change, Leverage, Suasion and Intent: An Historical Excursion across Three Decades of Change in Higher Education in Western Europe; G.Neave Change as an Intellectual Device and as an Object of Research Change; T.Saarinen & J.Välimaa PART II: THE DYNAMICS BETWEEN REFORM AND CULTURE University Strategising: The Role of Evaluation as a Sensemaking Tool; N.Frølich & B.Stensaker Let the Devil Choose: Frustration or Anxiety in the Wake of Performance Measurement in Universities; C.S.Sarrico & A.I.Melo The Changing Culture of Academic Research: From Organization to Networks; A.Metcalfe Is There a Bridge between Quality and Quality Assurance?; M.João Rosa & A.Amaral Students' Perceptions of Quality Assessment: Is There an Option Besides Treating Them as Consumers?; S.Cardoso Exploring New Academic Identities in Turbulent Times; M.Henkel PART III: MAINTAINING IDENTITY THROUGH ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE 'That's Dangerous': Autonomous Development Work as a Source of Renewal in Academia; K.Räsänen The Interplay of Organizing Models in Higher Education: What Room is There for Collegiality in Universities Characterized by Bounded Autonomy; K.Sahlin The Management of Academic culture Revisitied: Integrating Universitieis in an Entrepreneurial Age; D.Dill Conclusions New Practices and Identities as Drivers of Cultural Change; J.Välimaa , B.Stensaker & C.Sarrico