TY - JOUR
T1 - The open-plan academy
T2 - Space, control and the undermining of professional identity
AU - Baldry, Chris
AU - Barnes, Alison
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - The introduction of open-plan (OP) academic offices is critically examined through interviews undertaken in Scotland and Australia. The development is discussed in the context of the increased managerialism in higher education. The conclusion is that, despite a rhetoric of synergy, the dominant rationale for OP is one of cost reduction and that the experience for many academics is proving detrimental to both scholarship and professional identity.
AB - The introduction of open-plan (OP) academic offices is critically examined through interviews undertaken in Scotland and Australia. The development is discussed in the context of the increased managerialism in higher education. The conclusion is that, despite a rhetoric of synergy, the dominant rationale for OP is one of cost reduction and that the experience for many academics is proving detrimental to both scholarship and professional identity.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84860436790&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0950017011432917
DO - 10.1177/0950017011432917
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84860436790
VL - 26
SP - 228
EP - 245
JO - Work, Employment & Society
JF - Work, Employment & Society
SN - 0950-0170
IS - 2
ER -