Accountability of University: Transition of Public Higher Education

Sułkowski, Łukasz

doi:10.15678/eber.2016.040102

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“…Treating universities as business organisations is associated with neoliberalism, and the new public management (NPM) and performance appraisals tend to be perceived as black boxes in a larger NPM 'machine' [9]. The growing importance of the market and competition in the higher education sector brings with it an increase in the accountability of the university and its employees [10,11]. However, the traditional culture of the university is based on a large extent on Merton's CUDOS(communism, universalism, disinterestedness, organized skepticism) ethos reflected in individual commitment, scientific teamwork, dedication and intrinsic motivation over extrinsic rewards of the academic staff [12,13], which are components of public service motivation (PSM).…”

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Performance Appraisal in Universities—Assessing the Tension in Public Service Motivation (PSM)

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Performance appraisal (PA) has become a prominent feature on the agenda of higher education institutions (HEIs). However, the traditional culture of the typical university is based on individual commitment, scientific teamwork, dedication to public service and intrinsic motivation of the academic staff, all of which are the essential components of public service motivation (PSM). By interviewing key informants from three public universities, the purpose of our research was to identify various tensions between PA and PSM, by asking what is the impact of PA on PSM of academics in public HEIs. Our findings have shown that the purposefulness of PA activities may not be fully understood by public HEI management and academics. The existing tensions between PA normative aims of motivation and fair evaluation and its descriptive effects of increasing bureaucracy and dissatisfaction might undermine PSM, an essential driving force that motivates academics to work in public HEIs.

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“…The topic is important because the vast majority of literature about entrepreneurial university utilises functional paradigm, and there is a theoretical and methodological gap in the interpretative understanding of the entrepreneurship of higher education institution (HEI; Dzimińska et al, 2020). Process-oriented and capabilities approach represents a new and fruitful theoretical and methodological ground for the research of post-Humboldtian university (Sułkowski, 2016a).…”

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International entrepreneurship of universities: Process-oriented and capabilities perspectives

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2020

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The objective of the article is to propose a model of process-oriented dimension and capabilities perspective on the basis of existing literature and the concept of university-based international entrepreneurship. Research Design & Methods: The article is conceptual and based on scientific literature from online databases. The method used in the research was the critical and reflective analysis of published research results in the area of process-oriented dimension and capabilities perspective for the international entrepreneurship of universities. Findings: An entrepreneurial university is mainly supported by incremental changes flowing from organisational identity and culture. Leadership is strongly concentrated on sense-making. The creative processes in HEI's are of entrepreneurial and social nature. Process-oriented and capabilities perspectives consist of a useful cognitive base for explaining entrepreneurial activities of universities. Implications & Recommendations: Dominant functionalistic approach to the entrepreneurship of universities does not fully explain the social nature of activities of HEI's. To develop entrepreneurial orientation in HEI, leaders should concentrate on sense-making and sense-giving. Contribution & Value Added: Process-oriented dimension and capabilities perspective for the international entrepreneurship of universities is a new approach in management theory. Cognitive value lies in the novel approach to entrepreneurial universities as benefiting from the interpretative paradigm and incrementalism. Article type:conceptual article

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“…Universities are accountable for how they use available resources, meet the demands of their stakeholders and achieve their institutional objectives (Sułkowski, 2016). Transparency and accountability at universities are measured by their performance and management of resources (Vallespín, 2006).…”

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Analysing and evaluating environmental information disclosure in universities: the role of corporate governance, stakeholders and culture

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the internal and external factors related to the disclosure of environmental information in universities which reflect the actions carried out in these universities. Design/methodology/approach Taking as reference the first 200 universities in the Shanghai ranking, several factors associated with the degree of environmental information disclosure in universities – governance dimension, the relationship and participation of stakeholders, position and prestige as signs of the quality of the institution and cultural concern in the university’s country for the environment – are analysed. Findings The results obtained show that the size of the leadership team, stakeholder participation, the position of the university in rankings and cultural concern in the university’s country for the environment are determining factors in the university’s environmental actions and, consequently, in their disclosure. Other factors – such as the size of the university, the level of self-financing and financial autonomy – do not affect the disclosure of environmental information. Originality/value Scant research exists on the environmental commitments of universities; this paper aims to fill that gap. Their role as the main channel of research and as instructors of future professionals makes them points of reference in society. Research on university ranking has traditionally focussed on teaching and research results, but environmental issues are becoming increasingly important. This paper enumerates the factors that influence the dissemination of environmental information in the most prestigious universities. This research also provides an original approach by considering not only top-down but also bottom-up strategies through communication channels and the incidence of cultural factors.

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Accountability of University: Transition of Public Higher Education

Cited by 20 publications

References 30 publications

Performance Appraisal in Universities—Assessing the Tension in Public Service Motivation (PSM)

Performance Appraisal in Universities—Assessing the Tension in Public Service Motivation (PSM)

International entrepreneurship of universities: Process-oriented and capabilities perspectives

Analysing and evaluating environmental information disclosure in universities: the role of corporate governance, stakeholders and culture

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