Mergers between governmental research institutes and Universities in the Danish HE sector

Kaare Aagaard; Hanne Foss Hansen; Jørgen Gulddahl Rasmussen

doi:10.1080/21568235.2015.1099459

Mergers between governmental research institutes and Universities in the Danish HE sector

Kaare Aagaard, Hanne Foss Hansen, Jørgen Gulddahl Rasmussen

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Abstract

This article presents an analysis of the mergers in the Danish Higher Education (HE)-sector with a particular emphasis on the 2007 mergers involving universities and Government Research Institutes (GRIs). Furthermore, it follows the post-merger processes up to 2014/2015 at two Danish universities and examines the consequences of the changes seen from the perspective of the key stakeholders, the university managements and the employees. It is shown that the two cases differ in important respects, but also that the three groups of actors within each case have different views of both the processes and the outcomes. Finally, it is shown that it makes a significant difference whether a federal or a unitary structure is implemented after the merger, although each solution has both strengths and weaknesses.

Original language	English
Article number	4
Journal	European Journal of Higher Education
Volume	6
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	41-55
ISSN	2156-8235
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/21568235.2015.1099459
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2016

Keywords

Faculty of Social Sciences
Higher education reform
university mergers
government research institutes
post-merger processes
federal or unified structures
employee reactions

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Mergers between governmental research institutes and Universities in the Danish HE sector

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