Academic leadership and university reform-guided management changes in Finland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4738249 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vuokko Kohtamäki (0000-0003-4438-0829, University of Tampere, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 70-85 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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.2018.1553499 |
| OpenAlex | W2902979782 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 27 |
This article uses resource-dependence theory to analyse how academic mid-level leaders in Finnish universities respond to their changing post-reform management environments. The 2010 university reform and subsequent university-specific management reforms have created new positions and roles for academic leaders. By identifying critical resources, academic leaders recognise essential uncertainties and dependencies and design actions to ensure the continuity of their units' academic functions. Mid-level academic leaders perceive internal and external uncertainties requiring different actions, reflecting their dual status and role. They use their new powers and respect academic values, while promoting their new management roles and competitive behaviour in academic functions. Academic leaders are intra-organisationally influential resource-dependent players. From the viewpoint of university reform implementation, therefore, it is important to know what they emphasise in their leadership role
Dual (grammatical number · Higher education · Political science · Public relations · Resource (disambiguation · Sociology · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Higher Education Governance and Development · Management and Organizational Studies
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| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |