Reforms, Organizational Change and Performance in Higher Education

A Comparative Account from the Nordic Countries
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-11737-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 326 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 563 g

This open access book investigates the effects of changes in leadership and managerial structures of Nordic universities resulting from reforms in the last decade. It builds on a rich, comparative dataset across a multiplicity of system-wide (macro) and organisational (meso and micro) dimensions, namely: reform or policy initiatives; drivers, aims, instruments and actors; structural changes within universities; strategic and performance management; the rise of accountability regimes; incentive and evaluative systems; and perceived changes/effects by the key actors involved, at various levels. The volume provides critical insights to the larger phenomenon of change and adaptation within the public sector. Its findings and implications are of relevance to social science researchers, policy makers, managers/administrators, and external stakeholders.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pinheiro, Rómulo

Pulkkinen, Kirsi

Geschwind, Lars

Foss Hansen, Hanne

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 EDUCATIONKirsi Pulkkinen, Timo Aarrevaara, Laila Nordstrand Berg, Lars Geschwind, Hanne Foss Hansen, Helge Hernes, Jussi Kivistö, Jonas Krog Lind, Anu Lyytinen, Elias Pekkola, Rómulo Pinheiro, Bjørn Stensaker & Johan Söderlind 
CHAPTER 2: PERFORMANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND ITS VARIATIONS IN NORDIC POLICYJussi Kivistö, Elias Pekkola, Laila Nordstrand Berg, Hanne Foss Hansen, Lars Geschwind & Anu Lyytinen
CHAPTER 3: NORDIC HIGHER EDUCATION IN FLUX: SYSTEM EVOLUTION AND REFORM TRAJECTORIESRómulo Pinheiro, Timo Aarrevaara, Laila Nordstrand Berg, Tatiana Fumasoli, Lars Geschwind, Hanne Foss Hansen, Helge Hernes, Jussi Kivistö, Jonas Krog Lind, Anu Lyytinen, Elias Pekkola, Kirsi Pulkkinen, Bjørn Stensaker & Johan Söderlind 

PART II – CROSS CUTTING THEMES
CHAPTER 4: NATIONAL PERFORMANCE-BASED RESEARCH FUNDING SYSTEMS: CONSTRUCTING LOCAL PERCEPTIONS OF RESEARCHJohan Söderlind, Laila N. Berg, Jonas Krog Lind & Kirsi Pulkkinen
CHAPTER 5: EXTERNAL RESEARCH FUNDING AND AUTHORITY RELATIONSJonas Krog Lind, Helge Hernes, Kirsi Pulkkinen & Johan Söderlind
CHAPTER 6: THE CHANGING ROLES OF ACADEMIC LEADERS: DECISION-MAKING, POWER AND PERFORMANCE Lars Geschwind, Timo Aarrevaara, Laila Nordstrand Berg & Jonas Krog Lind
CHAPTER 7: STRATEGY AS DIALOGUE AND ENGAGEMENTTimo Aarrevaara, Rómulo Pinheiro & Johan Söderlind 
CHAPTER 8: EVALUATION PRACTICES AND IMPACT: OVERLOAD?   Hanne Foss Hansen, Timo Aarrevaara, Lars Geschwind & Bjørn Stensaker

PART III – TAKING STOCK AND MOVING FORWARD
CHAPTER 9: GOVERNING PERFORMANCE IN THE NORDIC UNIVERSITIES: WHERE ARE WE HEADING AND WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT?Lars Geschwind, Hanne Foss Hansen, Rómulo Pinheiro & Kirsi Pulkkinen 

Über Autor(innen)

Rómulo Pinheiro is Professor of Public Policy and Administration at the Department of Political Science and Management at the University of Agder, Norway.
Hanne Foss Hansen is Professor in Public Organisation and Administration at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. 
Lars Geschwind is Associate Professor in Engineering Education Policy and Management at the Department of Learning, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
Kirsi Pulkkinen is a researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Lapland, Finland, and Advisor of co-creation at the Research Services of University of Helsinki, Finland.