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Reforms, Organizational Change and Performance in Higher Education : A Comparative Account from the Nordic Countries.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pinheiro, Rómulo.
Other Authors: Geschwind, Lars., Foss Hansen, Hanne., Pulkkinen, Kirsi.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2019.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Reforms, Organizational Change and Performance in Higher Education
  • Acknowledgement
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Part I: Setting the Stage
  • Chapter 1: Does It Really Matter? Assessing the Performance Effects of Changes in Leadership and Management Structures in Nordic Higher Education
  • Introduction: Rationalisation and Converging Higher Education Policies
  • The FINNUT-PERFACAD Study
  • Aim and Research Problem
  • Theoretical Foundation
  • Conceptual Backdrop
  • Visions of the University
  • Adaptation of University Governance Between Multiple Pressures
  • Operationalisation of the Conceptual Framework
  • Research Design and Methodological Considerations
  • The Volume's Organisation and Individual Contributions
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Performance in Higher Education Institutions and Its Variations in Nordic Policy
  • Introduction
  • Accountability
  • Contextualising Accountability in the Nordic Countries
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Evaluation
  • Contextualising Evaluation in the Nordic Countries
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Performance Measurement and Management
  • Contextualising Performance Measurement and Management in Nordic Countries
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Converging Higher Education Policies
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Nordic Higher Education in Flux: System Evolution and Reform Trajectories
  • Introduction
  • National Higher Education Systems and Recent Policy Dynamics
  • Denmark
  • Landscape
  • System Governance
  • Funding Structures
  • Recent Policy Initiatives
  • Historical Overview
  • Finland
  • Landscape
  • System Governance
  • Funding Structures
  • Recent Policy Developments
  • Historical Overview
  • Norway
  • Landscape
  • Funding Structures
  • Recent Policy Developments
  • Historical Overview
  • Sweden
  • Landscape.
  • System Governance
  • Funding Structures
  • Recent Policy Developments
  • Historical Development
  • References
  • Part II: Cross Cutting Themes
  • Chapter 4: National Performance-Based Research Funding Systems: Constructing Local Perceptions of Research?
  • Introduction
  • The Roles and Effects of Performance-Based Funding Systems
  • Actionability
  • Legitimacy
  • Institutionalisation
  • The Analytical Framework
  • Methods
  • The Nordic Performance-Based Research Funding Systems
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Similarities and Differences in the Nordic Performance-Based Research Funding Systems
  • The Influence of Metrics on the Perceptions of Research
  • Actionability
  • Legitimacy
  • Institutionalisation
  • Concluding Discussion: What Role Do Performance Metrics Play in Research?
  • References
  • Chapter 5: External Research Funding and Authority Relations
  • Introduction
  • Theory: Authority Relations
  • Methods and Data
  • Changes in External Funding
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • The Nordic Countries in Comparison
  • Analysis
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Comparison and Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 6: The Changing Roles of Academic Leaders: Decision-Making, Power, and Performance
  • Introduction
  • Academic Leaders Between Professionalism and Managerialism
  • Method
  • The Role of Managers: Decision-Making, Power, and Performance
  • National Reforms and Systems
  • Results from the Survey
  • Results from the Interviews
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Concluding Discussion
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Strategy as Dialogue and Engagement
  • Introduction
  • Perspectives on Strategy
  • Engagement in the Strategy Process
  • Dialogue as Practice
  • Strategy as Practice
  • Changing Purpose of the Strategy
  • Institutional Strategies and Actors
  • Conclusions
  • References.
  • Chapter 8: Evaluation Practices and Impact: Overload?
  • Introduction
  • Conceptual Framework and Methodology
  • Mapping Evaluation Practices
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Comparison
  • Experiences of Evaluation Practices
  • Academics' Views on Evaluation: Meaningful?
  • Academics' Views on Impacts of Evaluation
  • Discussion and Conclusion
  • References
  • Part III: Taking Stock and Moving Forward
  • Chapter 9: Governing Performance in the Nordic Universities: Where Are We Heading and What Have We Learned?
  • Introduction
  • The PERFACAD Project in Context: Earlier Studies on Nordic Higher Education
  • Revisiting the Conceptual Backdrop
  • Comparative Thematic Findings
  • Strategy
  • Decision-Making and Organizational Structures
  • Accountability Measures
  • Performance Measurement and Management
  • Funding Arrangements
  • Concluding Discussion
  • References
  • Appendix A: FINNUT Interview Guide English
  • Appendix B: FINNUT Survey Questions
  • Index.

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