Abstract
Looking back to trends over the past decade, listening to policy announcements and predictions, and considering the structural changes in Australian higher education, it’s hard to avoid concluding that the future of academic work will be predominantly of a precarious nature. This paper reports on case study research examining the extent to which sessional teaching academics are willing and able to join the permanent workforce. Based on an online survey of sessional academics in a faculty of business and law, findings highlight half the sample was willing and able to do this but university systems conspired against them. Without recruitment of sessional academics to replenish an aging and strained academic workforce, the march toward a sessionalised future for academic work will continue.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 25th Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference |
| Subtitle of host publication | the future of work and organisations |
| Publisher | Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781877040870 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (25th : 2011) - Wellington, New Zealand Duration: 7 Dec 2011 → 9 Dec 2011 |
Conference
| Conference | Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (25th : 2011) |
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| City | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Period | 7/12/11 → 9/12/11 |
Keywords
- Future of employment
- Risk
- Talent Management
- Ageing workforce