Change and Continuity in the Academic Profession: Finnish Universities as Living Labs

Autor/inn/en	Siekkinen, Taru; Pekkola, Elias; Carvalho, Teresa
Titel	Change and Continuity in the Academic Profession: Finnish Universities as Living Labs
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 79 (2020) 3, S.533-551 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Siekkinen, Taru)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-019-00422-3
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Universities; College Faculty; Middle Management; College Administration; Professionalism; Administrative Principles; Organizational Change; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; University; Universität; Fakultät; Mittlere Führungskraft; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Professionalität; Organisationswandel; Finnland
Abstract	The academic profession is challenged by the changing environment. Global trends, such as managerialism and new public management, have been influencing all public organizations, including universities. The academic profession is dynamic by its nature; it reflects any changes in its environment. However, the academic profession is also characterized by continuity. In this study, we describe the current changes and continuities of the academic profession in Finland, as perceived by top and middle managers employed in Finnish Universities. We found out that logics and values by organizational professionalism are emphasized; however, occupational professionalism is also deeply rooted in the practices of Finnish universities. Additionally, we found out that changes are often associated with managerial values, such as control and evaluation, and in contrast, the continuities of academic work are commonly related to professorial authority and academic identity. These two aspects of the profession and organization are not opposite, they occur simultaneously; however, there are tensions between them. In this article, we would like to emphasize that change of the academic profession is a hybrid, there exists both, changes and continuities in the logics and values related to the profession and the organization. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01