Chrys Gunasekara
Biographic Data
| ID | 388247 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chrys Gunasekara |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chrys |
| FAMILY NAME | Gunasekara |
| SIGNATURE | GUNASEKARA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queensland University of Technology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Network Governance Amidst Local Economic Crisis
This paper examines the operation of a network governance experiment that accompanied political and policy responses to an economic shock in an Australian provincial city. The economic shock was precipitated by the closure of a steelworks operation, wiping out a significant base of employment in the city. Challenges to the operation of network governance raised in the study relate to: asymmetries of information, capabilities, resources and power;…
Pivoting the centre
Researchers studying the role of universities in economic development have paid little attention to methods issues relating to the influence of researcher identities in interviews. Yet in this field of work, researcher identities can have a significant influence on the validity and reliability of 'data' and their interpretation, not least because the researchers and at least some of their interviewees, ostensibly, are from the same sector and per…
Universities and associative regional governance
Gunasekara C. (2006) Universities and associative regional governance: Australian evidence in non-core metropolitan regions, Regional Studies 40, 727–741. Associative governance refers to a networked approach to governance that is based on mutual trust, collaboration, devolution of power and decentralization of decision-making to the lowest level practicable. This is regarded in the new regionalism literature as an essential element of regional i…
Leading the horses to water
Since the 1960s, Australian universities have come to be regarded as important enablers, even drivers, of regional development. This has been accompanied by the renewal of their third mission in regional engagement. Theorization of this development has neglected the individual level of analysis, tending to focus on the institutional level. This article draws on interviews with academic staff and managers in four Australian regional universities t…
Universities and Communities
The role of universities has been evolving over the last 20 years, from a focus on teaching and research towards an enabling, partnership role with industry, government and communities in their proximate geographical spaces. Universities are increasingly linked to place. This paper reports on a case study of a peri‐urban Australian university that has chosen to link its identity with the development of its proximate communities. In doing so, a nu…
The Third Role of Australian Universities in Human Capital Formation
The roles of universities have evolved over the last twenty years. Universities were once regarded as focusing on two key roles — teaching and research — which were exogenous to, and independent from, specific economic and social development imperatives. Today, it is increasingly recognised that universities perform important roles as enablers, even leaders, of regional economic and social development and in regional innovation systems; which has…
The Dilemmas of External Earnings in Public Sector Scientific Research
Governments in a number of developed countries have repositioned their public research agencies to support economic objectives and to alleviate fiscal pressures. This has been accomplished through various strategies, including private-public partnerships and purchaser-provider arrangements. In the 1980s, the Australian Government introduced external earnings targets of up to 30% per annum for its public research agencies, as a means of strengthen…
The Third Role of Australian Universities in Human Capital Formation
The roles of universities have evolved over the last twenty years. Universities were once regarded as focusing on two key roles — teaching and research — which were exogenous to, and independent from, specific economic and social development imperatives. Today, it is increasingly recognised that universities perform important roles as enablers, even leaders, of regional economic and social development and in regional innovation systems; which has…
Pivoting the centre
Researchers studying the role of universities in economic development have paid little attention to methods issues relating to the influence of researcher identities in interviews. Yet in this field of work, researcher identities can have a significant influence on the validity and reliability of 'data' and their interpretation, not least because the researchers and at least some of their interviewees, ostensibly, are from the same sector and per…
Leading the horses to water
Since the 1960s, Australian universities have come to be regarded as important enablers, even drivers, of regional development. This has been accompanied by the renewal of their third mission in regional engagement. Theorization of this development has neglected the individual level of analysis, tending to focus on the institutional level. This article draws on interviews with academic staff and managers in four Australian regional universities t…
Network Governance Amidst Local Economic Crisis
This paper examines the operation of a network governance experiment that accompanied political and policy responses to an economic shock in an Australian provincial city. The economic shock was precipitated by the closure of a steelworks operation, wiping out a significant base of employment in the city. Challenges to the operation of network governance raised in the study relate to: asymmetries of information, capabilities, resources and power;…
The Dilemmas of External Earnings in Public Sector Scientific Research
Governments in a number of developed countries have repositioned their public research agencies to support economic objectives and to alleviate fiscal pressures. This has been accomplished through various strategies, including private-public partnerships and purchaser-provider arrangements. In the 1980s, the Australian Government introduced external earnings targets of up to 30% per annum for its public research agencies, as a means of strengthen…
Universities and Communities
The role of universities has been evolving over the last 20 years, from a focus on teaching and research towards an enabling, partnership role with industry, government and communities in their proximate geographical spaces. Universities are increasingly linked to place. This paper reports on a case study of a peri‐urban Australian university that has chosen to link its identity with the development of its proximate communities. In doing so, a nu…
The Third Role of Australian Universities in Human Capital Formation
The roles of universities have evolved over the last twenty years. Universities were once regarded as focusing on two key roles — teaching and research — which were exogenous to, and independent from, specific economic and social development imperatives. Today, it is increasingly recognised that universities perform important roles as enablers, even leaders, of regional economic and social development and in regional innovation systems; which has…
Universities and associative regional governance
Gunasekara C. (2006) Universities and associative regional governance: Australian evidence in non-core metropolitan regions, Regional Studies 40, 727–741. Associative governance refers to a networked approach to governance that is based on mutual trust, collaboration, devolution of power and decentralization of decision-making to the lowest level practicable. This is regarded in the new regionalism literature as an essential element of regional i…
Leading the horses to water
Since the 1960s, Australian universities have come to be regarded as important enablers, even drivers, of regional development. This has been accompanied by the renewal of their third mission in regional engagement. Theorization of this development has neglected the individual level of analysis, tending to focus on the institutional level. This article draws on interviews with academic staff and managers in four Australian regional universities t…
Pivoting the centre
Researchers studying the role of universities in economic development have paid little attention to methods issues relating to the influence of researcher identities in interviews. Yet in this field of work, researcher identities can have a significant influence on the validity and reliability of 'data' and their interpretation, not least because the researchers and at least some of their interviewees, ostensibly, are from the same sector and per…
Network Governance Amidst Local Economic Crisis
This paper examines the operation of a network governance experiment that accompanied political and policy responses to an economic shock in an Australian provincial city. The economic shock was precipitated by the closure of a steelworks operation, wiping out a significant base of employment in the city. Challenges to the operation of network governance raised in the study relate to: asymmetries of information, capabilities, resources and power;…
Political science (7 works) · Public relations (6 works) · Higher Education Governance and Development (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Corporate governance (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Government (linguistics (3 works) · Higher Education and Employability (3 works)