Universities responding to policy. Organisational change at the University of Namibia.

Autor/in	Kirby-Harris, Robert
Titel	Universities responding to policy. Organisational change at the University of Namibia. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Hochschulen reagieren auf Politik. Organisatorischer Wandel an der Hochschule von Namibia.
Quelle	In: Higher education, 45 (2003) 3, S. 353-374Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben 26
Sprache	englisch; englische Zusammenfassung
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560; 1573-174X
DOI	10.1023/A:1022656720659
Schlagwörter	Ideologie; Staat; Wertorientierung; Bilanz; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Hochschulautonomie; Hochschulentwicklung; Hochschulleitung; Hochschulorganisation; Hochschulpolitik; Hochschulprofilierung; Hochschulverwaltung; Publizistik (Wiss); Hochschule; Bewertung; Modernisierung; Ausland; Namibia
Abstract	In this article the development of the University of Namibia since its establishment (8 years ago) has been studied within the context of the formation of the newly-independent Southern African state of Namibia. A hybrid framework, based on the major theoretical perspectives of neo-institutionalism and resource dependency, has been utilized to analyse the accounts of key respondents involved in these developments and hence derive an explanatory narrative of the changes involved in response to (government) policy. It is suggested that the major themes within this narrative may be of explanatory value when studying organizational change in small (developing) countries with relatively young institutions. In particular, the following concepts are worth highlighting: the normatively strong but operationally weak state interacting with the normatively weak but operationally strong institution; the common political elite, with institutional leaders sharing government values; and the relative informality of policy formulation and pluralism of government, with leading institutional actions having a policy sensing and shaping role. The loose set of themes devised from the interpretation of semi-structured interviews with a relatively small number of respondents can also be considered as providing a conceptual framework for further research both within the specific institution and on a broader comparative basis. (HRK/text adopted).
Erfasst von	Institut für Hochschulforschung (HoF) an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg; Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, Bonn
Update	2004_(CD)