The knowledge worker, the manager-academic and the contemporary UK university: new and old forms of public management?

Article Abstract:

A study examining the changing expectations related to role of academics in management of UK's universities is presented. The study also examines the changes in practices and technologies used by these academics at the end of end of twentieth century and beginning of twenty-first century. These changes are the result of changing educational policy in the country since 1960s.

Colleges & Universities, Universities and colleges, Scholars

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The civil service response to modernisation in the devolved administrations

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A study examining the influence of British civil service on devolved administrations of elected bodies set up in the United Kingdom, with respect to public management, such as programmes of modernization and organizational change, is presented.

Political aspects, Civil service, Organizational change, United Kingdom. Civil Service Commission, Modernization

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Corporatization of national universities in Japan: revolution for governance or rhetoric for downsizing?

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A study examining whether or not the new educational policy in Japan that seeks to corporatize the national universities, will improve the efficiency and reduce educational costs through enhanced autonomy, is presented.

Japan, Public Colleges, Education, Privatization, Privatization (Business), Control, Public universities and colleges, Education costs

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