1st Edition

Governing the Reformed University

Edited By Niels Ejersbo, Carsten Greve, Signe Pihl-Thingvad Copyright 2020
180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

Universities are important public institutions and are seen as key drivers for a country’s economic and intellectual development. Their ability to deliver relevant research and education at the highest level have an impact on growth and progress in society, and governments attempt to control and govern the development of the universities. It is no longer left to the individual researcher or the... Read more

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

Biography

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.