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The Changing Dynamics of Higher Education Middle Management

:	V. Lynn Meek, Leo Goedegebuure, Rui Santiago, Teresa Carvalho
:	V. Lynn Meek, Leo Goedegebuure, Rui Santiago, Teresa Carvalho
:	The Changing Dynamics of Higher Education Middle Management
:	Springer-Verlag
:	9789048191635
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Known as either 'soft' or 'hard' 'managerialism', 'new managerialism' or 'new public management', this new narrative has, irrespective of moniker, permeated the institutions of higher education almost everywhere. Taking this as its context, this volume is founded on a comprehensive international comparative analysis of the evolving role of middle-level academic managers-deans, heads of department and their equivalents. The chapters address key questions that will determine the future of academe: have the imperatives of management theory caused a realignment of the values and expectations of middle-level academic managers? In what way do the new expectations placed on this group shape the academic profession as a whole? And, whose interests do middle-level academic managers represent? Based on material presented at one of the high-level Douro Seminars on research into tertiary education, this volume systematically combines theoretical views with empirical analysis. It argues that 'managerialist' pressure has resulted in changes in the way academic performance is measured. There has been a shift in criteria away from research reputation, teaching and scholarship to the measurement of performance based upon management capacities. This has given middle-level academic managers a pivotal role halfway between the predilections of high-level decision makers and the maintenance of academic values and control. The enhanced expectations and more defined functions of middle-level academic managers are in clear contrast to earlier times, when the position was considered a public-spirited rite of passage for career-minded academics. Despite this, the contributors to this book believe that the middle-level managers in the ten countries examined are neither corporate lackeys nor champions of academe. It is becoming increasingly clear that the ability of organisations to achieve their aims is largely dependent on the skill and dedication of middle managers. Past studies of organisational dynamics have been preoccupied with the executive level of management. This text, which will be of great interest to researchers and policy makers alike, attempts to redress the balance.

	Preface	6
	Contents	8
	Contributors	10
	About the Authors	12
	Introduction	16
	1 The Changing Management Context	18
	2 New Public Management and New Managerialism	19
	3 Higher Education Reforms and Middle-Level Academic Management	21
	4 Outline of the Volume	24
	References	28
	Academic Middle Managers Under the New Governance Regime at Austrian Universities	30
	1 From the Chair System to New Public Management	30
	2 New Public Management and Academic Middle Managers	32
	2.1 Academic Management -- A New Concept	32
	2.2 Who Are the Academic Middle Managers at Austrian Universities?	34
	2.3 Is There a Decrease or Increase of Bureaucratic Overload?	35
	3 Inconsistencies in the New Governance Pattern	36
	3.1 Contradictions Between Open Access and the New Focus on Output Indicators	37
	3.2 The Awkward Situation of Junior Faculty	40
	Notes	42
	References	44
	The Changing Role of Academic Leadership in Australia and the Netherlands: Who Is the Modern Dean	46
	1 Introduction	46
	2 The Australian Higher Education Sector	48
	3 The Dutch Higher Education Sector	51
	4 Corporate Governance, New Public Management and University Governance Structures	54
	5 Academic Leadership and the Changing Nature of the Deanship	56
	6 The Roles and Activities of Academic Deans	59
	7 Australian and Dutch Deans Speaking for Themselves	60
	7.1 The Research Project	60
	7.2 Between Country Differences	61
	7.3 Within Country Differences	62
	7.4 Across Country Similarities	63
	8 Conclusion	65
	Notes	66
	References	67
	Academic Middle Managers and Management in University Colleges and Universities in Belgium	70
	1 Introduction	70
	2 In Search of Managerialism	71
	3 Do Middle Managers of Institutions of Higher Education Recognise Characteristics of Managerialism	74
	3.1 Presentation of the Questions and Research Design	74
	3.2 Vision on Some Aspects of Managerialism	76
	3.3 Some Forms of Managerialist Performance	81
	3.3.1 Decentralisation of Decision Making	81
	3.3.2 Efficient Management	85
	3.3.3 Quality Assurance	87
	3.3.4 Accountability	88
	4 Has the Situation Changed	90
	5 Conclusion and Discussion	91
	Notes	94
	References	94
	The Roles and Responsibilities of Middle Management (Chairs and Deans) in Canadian Universities	97
	1 Introduction	97
	2 Canadian Universities: Organisation and Governance	98
	2.1 Chairs and Deans: Change Over Time	99
	3 Institutional Policies on Chairs and Deans	104
	3.1 Findings	104
	3.1.1 Department Chairs	105
	3.1.2 Faculty Deans	108
	4 Analysis and Conclusions	112
	Notes	114
	References	115
	Middle-Level University Managers in Italy: An Ambiguous Transition	117
	1 Introduction	117
	2 Reform and Governance	118
	3 Middle-Level University Managers	124
	4 Conclusions	128
	References	130
	Presidents and Deans in French Universities: A Collective Approach to Academic Leadership	132
	1 Introduction	132
	2 A Stronger Leadership at the University Level than at the Faculty Level	134
	2.1 Leadership Styles and Opinions About University Governance: Discrepancies Between the Presidents and Deans	135
	2.1.1 Presidents as Managers, Deans as Primus Inter Pares	135
	2.1.2 Opinions About University Rationalisation: A Gap Between the University Level and the Grassroots	138
	2.2 Some Explanatory Factors	139
	2.2.1 The President as the Only Recipient of University Autonomy: An Overview of the Reforms in France from 1968 to 2007	139
	2.2.2 The Deans' Status	141
	2.2.3 The Unclearness of UFR Frontiers and Prerogatives	141
	3 Governance Coalitions and Academic Leadership in Three Universities	142
	3.1 Three Universities, Three Governing Coalitions	142
	3.1.1 South University: An Alliance Between the President and the Deans	142
	3.1.2 East University: An Alliance Between the President and the Administration	143
	3.1.3 West University: An Isolated President and a Powerful Administration	143
	3.2 Governing Coalitions and Academic Leadership	144
	3.2.1 South University: A Double-Edged Partnership on Both Sides	144
	3.2.2 East University: Managers at the University Level but Passive Deans	145
	3.2.3 West University: Powerful Administration and Reluctant Academic Leaders	146
	3.3 The Stability of Governance Styles	149
	3.3.1 The President, the Administration and the Deans: A Zero Sum Game?	149
	3.3.2 The Effects of Outsiders' Behaviour on the Governance Coalition	150
	3.3.3 Social Exchanges Within Presidential Teams	150
	4 Conclusion	152
	Notes	153
	References	154
	From Democracy to Management-Oriented Leadership The Manager-Academic in Norwegian Higher Education	157
	1 Introduction	157
	2 New Options in the Hands of the Institutional Board	158
	3 Advocates and Opponents	161
	4 Recent Developments and Tendencies The End of Elective Leadership	162
	5 A Move from Democracy