Jussi Kivistö
Biographic Data
| ID | 1706826 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jussi Kivistö |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jussi |
| FAMILY NAME | Kivistö |
| SIGNATURE | KIVISTÖ J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tampere University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1205-2775 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Balancing between accountability and autonomy
Purpose This article studies the tensions between universities' accountability and autonomy in response to the demands of public steering mechanisms coordinating higher education institutions. Design/methodology/approach Demonstrating the tension between accountability and autonomy, the impact and relevance of public steering mechanisms coordinating higher education are studied via a survey with selected representative Finnish universities. The r…
Theoretical, practical and hybrid ex-academics
The academic career stories and trajectories of PhD holders have been widely studied in the context of economic austerity and an oversupply of doctors. However, few studies have investigated career building among ex-academics and how a doctoral degree and university work might affect their career possibilities outside academia. This paper explores the trajectories of ex-academics: PhDs with university work experience who have left academia to pur…
Management and academic profession
Management is one of the most studied phenomena in higher education. Most of these studies are conducted in the framework of higher education policy, academic work and quality of education and research. The management is often seen as an independent variable explaining the changes in higher education in the context of New Public Management and managerialism. In many studies, it is often forgotten that, the managers of academic organisations are a…
Hiring Education Agents for International Student Recruitment
An assessment of agency theory as a framework for the government-university relationship
The aim of this paper is to use agency theory as the theoretical framework for an examination of the government–university relationship and to assess the main strengths and weaknesses of the theory in this context. Because of its logically consistent framework, agency theory is able to manifest many of the complexities and difficulties that governments face in their attempts to govern universities. Agency theory also offers unique explanations fo…
An assessment of agency theory as a framework for the government-university relationship
The aim of this paper is to use agency theory as the theoretical framework for an examination of the government–university relationship and to assess the main strengths and weaknesses of the theory in this context. Because of its logically consistent framework, agency theory is able to manifest many of the complexities and difficulties that governments face in their attempts to govern universities. Agency theory also offers unique explanations fo…
Hiring Education Agents for International Student Recruitment
Management and academic profession
Management is one of the most studied phenomena in higher education. Most of these studies are conducted in the framework of higher education policy, academic work and quality of education and research. The management is often seen as an independent variable explaining the changes in higher education in the context of New Public Management and managerialism. In many studies, it is often forgotten that, the managers of academic organisations are a…
An assessment of agency theory as a framework for the government-university relationship
The aim of this paper is to use agency theory as the theoretical framework for an examination of the government–university relationship and to assess the main strengths and weaknesses of the theory in this context. Because of its logically consistent framework, agency theory is able to manifest many of the complexities and difficulties that governments face in their attempts to govern universities. Agency theory also offers unique explanations fo…
Hiring Education Agents for International Student Recruitment
Management and academic profession
Management is one of the most studied phenomena in higher education. Most of these studies are conducted in the framework of higher education policy, academic work and quality of education and research. The management is often seen as an independent variable explaining the changes in higher education in the context of New Public Management and managerialism. In many studies, it is often forgotten that, the managers of academic organisations are a…
Theoretical, practical and hybrid ex-academics
The academic career stories and trajectories of PhD holders have been widely studied in the context of economic austerity and an oversupply of doctors. However, few studies have investigated career building among ex-academics and how a doctoral degree and university work might affect their career possibilities outside academia. This paper explores the trajectories of ex-academics: PhDs with university work experience who have left academia to pur…
Balancing between accountability and autonomy
Purpose This article studies the tensions between universities' accountability and autonomy in response to the demands of public steering mechanisms coordinating higher education institutions. Design/methodology/approach Demonstrating the tension between accountability and autonomy, the impact and relevance of public steering mechanisms coordinating higher education are studied via a survey with selected representative Finnish universities. The r…
Higher education (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Public Administration (4 works) · Higher Education Governance and Development (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Agency (philosophy (2 works) · Corporate Finance and Governance (2 works) · Corporate governance (2 works)