TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring societal responses towards managerial prerogative in entrepreneurial universities
AU - Callagher, Lisa Jane
AU - Horst, Maja
AU - Husted, Kenneth
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Society's expectations for an increased role in science agenda setting and greater returns on public science investments shift university management practices. Entrepreneurial university, new public management, and sociology of science literatures inform the changing expectations about the roles and norms that govern university management and scientists' behaviours but scholars have paid limited attention to societal responses when those changing roles and norms are employed. We examine societal responses towards managerial prerogative in managing scientists in public universities. Content analysis of media data from six cases of universities in Denmark and New Zealand demonstrates extended societal engagement regarding organisation-related topics, a division of opinion regarding managerial prerogative towards sanction of scientists' behaviours, and constrained ability of employers and employeesto engage in public debate due to employment law issues. Implications for researchers and university managers engaging with society and the role of communication competencies to achieve the third mission are discussed.
AB - Society's expectations for an increased role in science agenda setting and greater returns on public science investments shift university management practices. Entrepreneurial university, new public management, and sociology of science literatures inform the changing expectations about the roles and norms that govern university management and scientists' behaviours but scholars have paid limited attention to societal responses when those changing roles and norms are employed. We examine societal responses towards managerial prerogative in managing scientists in public universities. Content analysis of media data from six cases of universities in Denmark and New Zealand demonstrates extended societal engagement regarding organisation-related topics, a division of opinion regarding managerial prerogative towards sanction of scientists' behaviours, and constrained ability of employers and employeesto engage in public debate due to employment law issues. Implications for researchers and university managers engaging with society and the role of communication competencies to achieve the third mission are discussed.
UR - http://www.inderscienceonline.com/toc/ijlc/8/1
U2 - 10.1504/IJLC.2015.069074
DO - 10.1504/IJLC.2015.069074
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1740-2875
VL - 8
SP - 64
EP - 82
JO - International Journal of Learning and Change
JF - International Journal of Learning and Change
IS - 1
ER -