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Competition and Leadership as Drivers in German and Norwegian University Reforms
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Bleiklie, Ivar; Lange, Stefan – Higher Education Policy, 2010
The article analyses how steering and organisation of German and Norwegian universities have developed after both countries with Humboldtian university traditions introduced New Public Management-inspired governance reforms during the first decade of the 21st century. The article outlines different organisation ideals and values involved in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Governance, Corporations, Free Enterprise System
The Impact of Reforms on the Quality and Responsiveness of Universities in the United Kingdom
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Clark, Tony – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2009
The paper starts with a description of higher education in the United Kingdom and of reforms over the last 50 years. By reference to specified output measures, the performance of UK universities is judged to be good. The factors affecting this performance are postulated by comparing policies and approaches in the United Kingdom with those…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Competition, Foreign Countries, Tuition
Lessons to be Learnt from a Decade of Discussions on Performance Indicators.
Frackmann, Edgar – International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, 1987
Problems and failures in the use of performance indicators are examined, and it is concluded that problems of organization and reluctance to use the measures will not be solved by introduction of new indicators, but by construction of appropriate management and organizational structures. British and German experiences are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrative Organization, College Administration, Comparative Analysis
University Autonomy: A New Analysis.
Lane, Jan-Erik – International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, 1979
Autonomy in Swedish universities is investigated. A new approach to the analysis of the concept of university autonomy and an outline of a theory on university autonomy are presented. Autonomy is viewed as a vital characteristic of higher education; its role in Swedish education throughout history is analyzed. (Author/SF)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administration, College Administration, Comparative Analysis
Government and the Management of Higher Education: An Introductory Review.
Kogan, Maurice – International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, 1988
A discussion of the changing relationship between the state and higher education in nine industrialized countries looks at conflicting requirements for institutional accountability, different models for the relationship; politics and governance; the developing role of central intermediary agencies; changing perspectives of student protest; and the…
Descriptors: Activism, College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
Survey of the State-of-the-Art and Likely Future Trends of University Management in Europe: A North American Comparison.
Bloomfield, Stefan D. – 1980
In conjunction with a survey of trends in university management in Europe, a North American comparison was undertaken. The national context for higher education in North America and the structural elements characteristic of its colleges and universities are considered, with emphasis directed to the elements of institutional structure that provide…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, College Administration
Survey of the State-of-the-Art and Likely Future Trends of University Management in Europe: Denmark-Ireland-Norway-Sweden-United Kingdom.
Lockwood, G.; Prosser, E. – 1979
Trends in university management in Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom were studied as part of a larger study of European universities. The survey instrument collected information on basic facts on the institution, the organizational system, the decision-making system, the administrative structure, management techniques and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes