Why do they leave? University personnel system reforms in China and the impacts on academic staff turnover
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4545863 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zhaohui Yin (Wuhan University), Yin Zhao-Hui (Wuhan University), Xiaomeng Jiang (0009-0001-3740-3351, Wuhan University), Peihua Tong (0000-0003-0312-9750, Wuhan University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 463-483 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-080X • E-ISSN: 1469-9508 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1360080x.2024.2307738 |
| OpenAlex | W4391169638 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 31 |
Under pressure to establish world-class universities, higher education institutions are competing for high-level talent and developing increasingly strict performance assessment mechanisms, which may cause academic staff turnover and potential talent loss. This study focuses on academic staff turnover in the context of reforms to the Chinese academic personnel system, featured by the adoption of a tenure track system. By adopting an ecological perspective, this study discerned a systematic influence of personnel system reforms on academic staff turnover across multiple levels of the academic ecosystem, including the social/institutional, organisational, interpersonal, and individual dimensions. The findings unravel possible discourse misalignment at different levels of the academic ecosystem, deepening understanding of the controversies around university personnel reforms. The study contributes to the global literature on academic staff turnover in the context of competition among world-class universities and offer lessons for other countries undergoing similar transformations in their higher education systems
Business · China · Economic growth · Economics · Higher education · Human resource management · Management · Medical education · Organizational commitment · Political science · Public relations · Turnover · Turnover intention · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Research Studies · International Student and Expatriate Challenges
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| Citations per year | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |