Balancing accountability and trust

Hanne Foss Hansen; Lars Geschwind; Jussi Kivisto; Elias  Pekkola; Romulo Pinheiro; Kirsi Pulkkinen

doi:10.1007/s10734-019-0358-2

Balancing accountability and trust

Hanne Foss Hansen, Lars Geschwind, Jussi Kivisto, Elias Pekkola, Romulo Pinheiro, Kirsi Pulkkinen

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Abstract

This paper investigates the accountability mechanisms introduced in the universities in the Nordic countries by building on a typology of accountability types. By utilising survey data, it analyses how academics experience the changes in accountability mechanisms and how they perceive the impact of these changes on their performance. The analysis shows that especially political/bureaucratic and managerial accountability demands have been strengthened. This development has fostered debates on how to measure academic performance. Some academics, more in Denmark than in the other countries, have experienced the development as a sign of mistrust.

Original language	English
Article number	10
Journal	Higher Education
Volume	78
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	557–573
ISSN	0018-1560
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-019-0358-2
Publication status	Published - 2019

Keywords

Faculty of Social Sciences
accountability
trust
universities
Nordic countries
performance management
policy reforms
academic perceptions

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