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This is a coherent volume based on a unique data set. The aim of the book is to quantitatively and qualitatively understand and explain how reforms and management instruments are implemented and how it influences different levels of the organization from the top management level to the employees within universities.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Niels Ejersbo, Carsten Greve, and Signe Pihl-Thingvad
Chapter 2 Data and methods
Niels Ejersbo, Pernille Bak Pedersen, and Signe Pihl-Thingvad
Chapter 3 University management and reforms in context – the relationship between university reforms and general reforms in the public sector
Carsten Greve & Niels Ejersbo
Chapter 4 Controlling Autonomy: Governmental Regulation of Danish Universities from 1989 to 2015
Pernille Bak Pedersen
Chapter 5 Board influence and interaction with the university management
Niels Ejersbo & Carsten Greve
Chapter 6 Department chairs - modern managers or old administrators?
Niels Ejersbo & Carsten Greve
Chapter 7 Autonomy and performance at universities
Niels Ejersbo, Signe Pihl-Thingvad and Maiken K. Westergaard
Chapter 8 Academics and performance systems – how do faculty members react to management initiatives?
Poul Erik Mouritzen, and Niels Opstrup
Chapter 9 Modern management and working conditions in academia
Signe Pihl-Thingvad & Niels Opstrup
Chapter 10 Conclusion: Universities – a modern organization or a collection of "tribes"?
Niels Ejersbo, Carsten Greve, and Signe Pihl-Thingvad
Index
About the author
Dr. Niels Ejersbo is Vice-director at University College Copenhagen, Denmark.
Dr. Carsten Greve is Professor at Department of Business and Politics at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.
Dr. Signe Pihl-Thingvad is Associate Professor at Department of Political Science and Public Management, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.
Summary
This is a coherent volume based on a unique data set. The aim of the book is to quantitatively and qualitatively understand and explain how reforms and management instruments are implemented and how it influences different levels of the organization from the top management level to the employees within universities.
