Patterns of recruitment of academic leaders to Australian universities and implications for the future of higher education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4843775 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Loome, Susan Loomes (Business Operations, Notre Dame University, Sydney Campus, Chippendale, NSW, Australia, corresponding author), Alison Owens (0000-0002-0000-2132, Central Queensland University), Grace Mccarthy (0000-0002-3040-2815, Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong, Sydney and Wollongong, Australia) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 137-152 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-04 |
| 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.2019.1565296 |
| OpenAlex | W2910213493 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 19 |
This paper reports on research conducted to understand key factors impacting the recruitment and selection of senior academic leaders in Australian universities. A key finding emerging from this research was an increasing reliance on executive search firms when recruiting senior academic leaders. This reliance is driven by a range of factors including an ageing and contracting pool of potential academic leaders, growing competition domestically and internationally and the declining attractiveness of academia as a sustainable career in the context of increased casualisation of the academic workforce. Concurrently, workforce planning and succession planning have not been a high priority for many universities. As a result, Australian universities are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit senior academic leaders without the use of executive search firms. These findings have significant implications for the higher education sector in Australia and warrant further research
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |