Enacting the Common Script: Management Ideas at Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences

Autor/in	Vuori, Johanna
Titel	Enacting the Common Script: Management Ideas at Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences
Quelle	In: Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 43 (2015) 4, S.646-660 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-1432
DOI	10.1177/1741143214523016
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Universities; Technology; College Administration; Middle Management; Interviews; Administrators; Leadership; Empowerment; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; University; Universität; Technologie; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Mittlere Führungskraft; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Führung; Führungsposition; Finnland
Abstract	This article discusses the work of mid-level management at Finnish universities of applied sciences. Based on in-depth interviews with 15 line managers, this study investigates how the standardized management ideas of rational management and employee empowerment are used in the leadership of lecturers at these institutions. The findings indicate that the work of middle managers is characterized by the consistent pursuit of rationality, strenuous efforts to provide individualized attention to every staff member and the promotion of cooperation. This study concludes that the global management script has firmly shaped the work of middle management at Finnish universities of applied sciences, as demonstrated by their attempts to tighten the couplings between the organizational subsystems and between the management and the teaching staff. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01