The determinants of university strategic positioning: a reappraisal of the organisation.

Autor/inn/en	Fumasoli, Tatiana; Barbato, Giovanni; Turri, Matteo
Titel	The determinants of university strategic positioning: a reappraisal of the organisation.
Quelle	In: Higher education, 80 (2020) 2, S. 305-334Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560; 1573-174X
DOI	10.1007/s10734-019-00481-6
Schlagwörter	Selbstverwaltung; Verfassung; Verwaltung; Hochschule; Selbstverwaltung; Verfassung; Hochschule; Verwaltung
Abstract	This paper makes a contribution to the debate on university organisational actorhood by theorising the determinants of institutional strategic positioning. It argues that besides environmental forces and managerial rationality, the organisational dimension needs to be accounted for. Addressing the mixed empirical evidence in the relevant literature, we conceptualise the organisational dimension as a meso-level intervening variable mediating both external influences (outside-inside) and organisational action (inside-outside). We operationalise the organisational dimension along three components: organisational structure, identity and centrality, which are further elaborated in sub-components and indicators. A set of hypotheses to be tested in empirical research is provided. The paper offers new perspectives on the dynamics of change in higher education and on strategic agency of organisational actors. (HRK / Abstract übernommen).
Erfasst von	Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, Bonn
Update	2021/1