Organizational change in an Australian university: Responses to a research assessment exercise

Martin-Sardesai, Ann; Irvine, Helen J.; Tooley, Stuart; Guthrie, James

doi:10.1016/j.bar.2017.05.002

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“…() find NPM implementation has resulted in university management placing increased pressures on the performance of academics on all aspects of academic work and in Australian universities with the most NPM type management, faculty members are most likely to leave academia. Also, in a case study of research evaluation at an Australian university, Martin‐Sardesai et al ., () find that the university has adopted NPM practices, with a corporate culture embracing the research evaluation process. This university adopted a new vision, restructured departments, appointed new managerial senior leadership, and made significant changes to its research performance management system.…”

Section: Universities In a Npm Worldmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This focus addresses a gap in the existing accounting literature on universities. While there is a significant prior literature, this is predominantly material on Australia (Parker and Guthrie, , ; Guthrie and Parker, ; Pop‐Vasileva et al ., ; Parker, , ; Christopher and Leung, ; Martin‐Sardesai et al ., ). Australia has long been recognized as a leading‐edge adopter of NPM reforms.…”

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The Reform of UK Universities: A Management Dream, An Academic Nightmare?

Lapsley

2019

Abacus

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This paper studies the impact on universities of operating in a new public management (NPM) world by examining UK experiences, in general, and the specific cases of two UK universities. As institutions with high levels of human capital and articulate professionals, universities offer a complex setting in which to study the tensions between professions and managerialism. This study identifies the importance of accounting and calculative practices in the contemporary university and distinct professional reactions fostered by intense NPM experiences prompted by the 2010 UK Government's austerity program.

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The Reform of UK Universities: A Management Dream, An Academic Nightmare?

Lapsley

2019

Abacus

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“…'Research impact' is now emerging as one main criterion in international research assessments as opposed to 'traditional academic publication outputs' for universities. For example, in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) in the UK (Smith et al, 2011), and recently, in Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA), a special emphasis was given for research impact assessment (Martin-Sardesai et al, 2017). As per Tripathy et al (2017), such movements from academic affiliations can positively influence the academic-industry research collaborations, yet places substantial threats to the climate of academic freedom.…”

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Academic research in emerging knowledge-based economies

Hadiwattege

Senaratne

Sandanayake

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PurposeKnowledge-based economies are popular in the present world. Simultaneously, universities are becoming more responsible for leading economic development through research. As a key contributor to the national economy, it is vital for the construction industry to move beyond outdated practices, and hence, reviewing the role of academic research in empowering construction industry with knowledge is essential. This paper focuses on how relevant theories conceptualise the expected role of academic research in the innovative development of an industry and the specific location in Sri Lankan construction industry. Design/methodology/approachFollowing a comprehensive literature review, empirical data were collected from Sri Lankan context with a mixed approach informed by a pragmatist philosophical stance. The perspective of academia and industry practitioners were deductively obtained through surveys and inductively explored through qualitative interviews. FindingsThis study provides evidence that academic research in Sri Lanka does not contribute effectively to innovative construction management. Due to the absence of industry-focused knowledge dissemination strategies, the academic-industry relationships are mostly non-research based. The industry lacks in research informed-decision making, leading to lesser innovations. Research limitations/implicationsThe research conclusions are more applicable to the developing-country construction industry contexts. Practical implicationsThe research urges the need for improved academic-industry research collaborations and strategic knowledge dissemination movements. Originality/valueThe research confirms academic research as a major integral part of developing construction industry in a knowledge-based economy. In establishing the expected role of academic research, the research revealed the current practice to be under-located. Hence, the research prescribes the necessary actions; research collaborations in major and subsequent requirements.

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“…Prior accounting and higher education studies examining universities’ strategic and calculative practices have exemplified universities’ responses to external expectations and demands. In doing so, they have demonstrated how external and institutional pressures shape and change universities’ internal control and accounting systems (e.g., Covaleski and Dirsmith, , ; Lawrence and Sharma, ; Modell, ; Arnaboldi and Azzone, ; Moll and Hoque, ; Philbin, ; Martin‐Sardesai et al ., ; Ozdil and Hoque, ) and strategic management practices (Agasisti et al ., ; Hutaibat et al ., ; von Alberti‐Alhtaybat et al ., ). For example, Hutaibat et al .…”

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“…Other studies unveil the design and implementation of various accounting systems, such as budgeting (Covaleski and Dirsmith, , ; Moll and Hoque, ; Ozdil and Hoque, ), the balanced scorecard (Lawrence and Sharma, ; Philbin, ) or performance measurement and management systems (Modell, ; Arnaboldi and Azzone, ; Martin‐Sardesai et al ., ), in response to governmental, societal or institutional expectations and pressures. While these studies provide insights into universities’ strategic and calculative responses to different pressures, an examination of the workings and relationships between universities’ strategic and accounting practices is lacking.…”

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Accounting as an engine for the re‐creation of strategy at a university

Ozdil

Hoque

2019

Accounting & Finance

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This paper examines the role of accounting in the strategy re-creation of a university. Drawing on Donald MacKenzie's theoretical notion of performative engines, our field study of an Australian university reveals how accounting, through various calculative practices, fuelled change and steered people into strategic action, leading to the formation of a new strategic plan. We contribute to the existing accounting and higher education literature on university strategising by illustrating how accounting, when convincing and accepted by decision-makers, can function as an engine for the transformation and financialisation of universities' strategies.

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Organizational change in an Australian university: Responses to a research assessment exercise

Cited by 65 publications

References 61 publications

The Reform of UK Universities: A Management Dream, An Academic Nightmare?

The Reform of UK Universities: A Management Dream, An Academic Nightmare?

Academic research in emerging knowledge-based economies

Accounting as an engine for the re‐creation of strategy at a university

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