New Public Management and the Academic Profession

Carvalho, Teresa

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“…For those who stayed in the country, the national inquiry to the working conditions of PhD holders also reveals that there was an increase in the precariousness of working conditions (DGEEC, 2017). Although relevant differences among disciplinary areas exist, it seems that the trends of having a degradation in working conditions, terms of appointment, and remuneration as verified in other countries (Altbach, 2000;Musselin, 2009;Carvalho, 2018;Carvalho & Diogo, 2018b) also exist in Portugal.…”

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Universities in the Knowledge Society

2021

The Changing Academy – The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective

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Within the knowledge society framework, higher education has become a driving factor for democratizing and rising equality in societies and consequently stimulating economic development (Panitsidou et al., Procedia Soc & Behav Sci, 46: 548-553, 2012). In Portugal, as elsewhere, higher education institutions (HEI) were expected to play a key role within the changing dynamics in the orientation of knowledge production and dissemination. Research and the national scientific system are closely connected to the higher education system, with knowledge production being mostly concentrated in universities, especially in public ones. In this context, HEIs are considered as a privileged locus of change framed by the knowledge society providing the new epistemological, ontological, and methodological logics as well as legitimacy for a new "political economy" of knowledge. However, this chapter has a double purpose. On the one hand, it intends to present an overview of the Portuguese higher education system and its relation to the research and innovation system. On the other hand, the paper seeks to analyze the contemporary conceptions of the "knowledge-based society" in the Portuguese state policies and HEI narratives, as well as the expected role assigned to academics in the new knowledge production, dissemination, and transfer systems.

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“…New public management (NPM) reforms have significantly affected public institutions worldwide, including the transformation of higher education through the application of market-oriented principles such as economic, efficiency and effectiveness (Carvalho, 2018). The massification of access to higher education, the internationalization of organizations and the growth of the culture of control (Deem, 2020) are examples of these reforms.…”

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The civil service careers of university support staff and new public management: A qualitative study from Chile

Calderón-Orellana,

López-Huenante,

Burgos-Bravo

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International Review of Administrative Sciences

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New public management policies have been in effect in Chile since the 1980s, influencing the development of human resources policies and procedures, particularly within higher education institutions. While the impact of these policies on academic staff is evident, their implications for non-academic personnel who operate under the same regime as public servants remain unclear. This research aims to investigate the relationship between new public management principles and the career beliefs of non-academic personnel in Chile. Utilizing focus groups, this study analyzes the perceptions of career trajectories among the collaboration staff at the country's most prominent public university. Finally, the results are discussed.

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Academic Management in Chilean Universities: An Analysis From Academics' Perspective

Brunner,

Alarcón

2024

Euro J of Education

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This article analyses academics' perceptions of work management and their job satisfaction in Chilean universities, using a multi‐level approach (macro, meso and micro) to study changes in the academic environment. It is based on the survey ‘The Academic Profession in the Knowledge‐Based Society’ (APIKS) with data from 11 universities and 1258 valid responses. Three groups of academics are identified according to whether they are engaged in research, teaching or a balance of both. The results of the study show that, at the university level, resource allocation favours teaching, while individual recognition tends to favour research. Institutionally, teaching is prioritised because of its economic impact, but individually, research is more highly valued. This picture reflects a hybrid management model, with tendencies towards de‐professionalisation in teaching and entrepreneurialisation in research. Despite these pressures, academics report high levels of job satisfaction, an aspect that requires further research.

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New Public Management and the Academic Profession

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The civil service careers of university support staff and new public management: A qualitative study from Chile

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