Title
The Changing Dynamics of Higher Education Middle Management (Higher Education Dynamics, 33),New
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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 middlelevel academic managersdeans, 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 middlelevel academic managers? In what way do the new expectations placed on this group shape the academic profession as a whole? And, whose interests do middlelevel academic managers represent? Based on material presented at one of the highlevel 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 middlelevel academic managers a pivotal role halfway between the predilections of highlevel decision makers and the maintenance of academic values and control. The enhanced expectations and more defined functions of middlelevel academic managers are in clear contrast to earlier times, when the position was considered a publicspirited rite of passage for careerminded academics. Despite this, the contributors to this book believe that the middlelevel 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.
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