The Power in Managing Numbers: Changing Interdependencies and the Rise of Ranking Expertise

Autor/inn/en	Chun, Hyunsik; Sauder, Michael
Titel	The Power in Managing Numbers: Changing Interdependencies and the Rise of Ranking Expertise
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 86 (2023) 4, S.771-790 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-022-00823-x
Schlagwörter	Universities; Achievement Rating; Foreign Countries; Expertise; Departments; Organizational Change; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? University; Universität; Achievement; Rating; Leistung; Beurteilung; Leistungsbeurteilung; Ausland; Expert appraisal; Department; Abteilung; Organisationswandel; Korea; Republik
Abstract	As rankings have become increasingly institutionalized in higher education, so too have the strategic responses adopted by universities to address them. A key component of these responses is the development of new expertise, embodied in personnel and organizational units, dedicated to managing quantitative assessments. We draw on a qualitative study of rankings management departments in South Korea to investigate the effects of these new actors in the field of higher education. We find that the rise of new expertise in rankings has reshaped key interdependencies both within universities and between universities and external constituents. This transformation has helped rankings management departments effectively challenge existing work routines and introduce new organizational practices. More generally, this work builds on theories of micro-level institutional change, identifying new mechanisms through which local actors effect lasting alterations in the organizational environment. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01