Abstract
This paper reports the extent to which academic staffing, specifically ageing of academics, are portrayed in the audit reports of the Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) for 2006 - 2009. The purpose is to determine whether the response by universities to the ageing academic workforce through these AUQA reports is reactive or proactive. The 21 universities’ audit reports revealed, first, that universities engage in a mixture of career management practices. Second, university variations exist in their response to their ageing academic workforce. Third, only modest progress on academic staffing matters has been made following AUQA Cycle 1 audit reports. Overall, although almost half of the audit reports address the ageing academic workforce, the universities’ response tends to be reactive.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 23rd ANZAM Conference 2009 |
| Subtitle of host publication | proceedings |
| Editors | Nicholas Beaumont |
| Publisher | Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management |
| Pages | 1-19 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1863081577 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Event | Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (23rd : 2009) - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 1 Dec 2009 → 4 Dec 2009 |
Conference
| Conference | Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (23rd : 2009) |
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| Country | Australia |
| City | Melbourne |
| Period | 1/12/09 → 4/12/09 |
Keywords
- human resource management
- strategic human resource management
- organisational sustainability
- career management
- academic staffing
- ageing academics