TY - JOUR
T1 - Governing university strategy
T2 - Perceptions and practice of governance and management roles
AU - Rytmeister, Catherine
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - Intertwined trends of massification, internationalisation and marketisation constitute and drive change in higher education at all levels. Consequences at the institutional level include: increased competition, adoption of corporate management forms, accrual of power to executive management, and greater emphasis on strategy. As Government policy focuses on accountability and a stronger role for university governing bodies, some new interfaces and tensions between governance and management roles have emerged, particularly in relation to strategic direction-setting and planning. This article reports on results from an empirical, theory-building study of role construction in university governance, arguing that cultural norms in conjunction with members' attributions based on social identity are key influences on members' perceptions of management and governance roles in relation to strategic processes.
AB - Intertwined trends of massification, internationalisation and marketisation constitute and drive change in higher education at all levels. Consequences at the institutional level include: increased competition, adoption of corporate management forms, accrual of power to executive management, and greater emphasis on strategy. As Government policy focuses on accountability and a stronger role for university governing bodies, some new interfaces and tensions between governance and management roles have emerged, particularly in relation to strategic direction-setting and planning. This article reports on results from an empirical, theory-building study of role construction in university governance, arguing that cultural norms in conjunction with members' attributions based on social identity are key influences on members' perceptions of management and governance roles in relation to strategic processes.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=75149180428&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13583880902869604
DO - 10.1080/13583880902869604
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:75149180428
VL - 15
SP - 137
EP - 156
JO - Tertiary Education and Management
JF - Tertiary Education and Management
SN - 1358-3883
IS - 2
ER -