Reforms, Organizational Change and Performance in Higher Education: A Comparative Account from the Nordic Countries (Hardcover, 2019)

PART I - SETTING THE STAGE CHAPTER 1: DOES IT REALLY MATTER? ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES IN NORDIC HIGHER EDUCATION Kirsi Pulkkinen, Timo Aarrevaara, Laila Nordstrand Berg, Lars Geschwind, Hanne Foss Hansen, Helge Hernes, Jussi Kivisto, Jonas Krog Lind, Anu Lyytinen, Elias Pekkola, Romulo Pinheiro, Bjørn Stensaker & Johan Soderlind CHAPTER 2: PERFORMANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND ITS VARIATIONS IN NORDIC POLICY Jussi Kivisto, Elias Pekkola, Laila Nordstrand Berg, Hanne Foss Hansen, Lars Geschwind & Anu Lyytinen CHAPTER 3: NORDIC HIGHER EDUCATION IN FLUX: SYSTEM EVOLUTION AND REFORM TRAJECTORIES Romulo Pinheiro, Timo Aarrevaara, Laila Nordstrand Berg, Tatiana Fumasoli, Lars Geschwind, Hanne Foss Hansen, Helge Hernes, Jussi Kivisto, Jonas Krog Lind, Anu Lyytinen, Elias Pekkola, Kirsi Pulkkinen, Bjørn Stensaker & Johan Soderlind PART II - CROSS CUTTING THEMES CHAPTER 4: NATIONAL PERFORMANCE-BASED RESEARCH FUNDING SYSTEMS: CONSTRUCTING LOCAL PERCEPTIONS OF RESEARCH Johan Soderlind, Laila N. Berg, Jonas Krog Lind & Kirsi Pulkkinen CHAPTER 5: EXTERNAL RESEARCH FUNDING AND AUTHORITY RELATIONS Jonas Krog Lind, Helge Hernes, Kirsi Pulkkinen & Johan Soderlind CHAPTER 6: THE CHANGING ROLES OF ACADEMIC LEADERS: DECISION-MAKING, POWER AND PERFORMANCE Lars Geschwind, Timo Aarrevaara, Laila Nordstrand Berg & Jonas Krog Lind CHAPTER 7: STRATEGY AS DIALOGUE AND ENGAGEMENT Timo Aarrevaara, Romulo Pinheiro & Johan Soderlind CHAPTER 8: EVALUATION PRACTICES AND IMPACT: OVERLOAD? Hanne Foss Hansen, Timo Aarrevaara, Lars Geschwind & Bjørn Stensaker PART III - TAKING STOCK AND MOVING FORWARD CHAPTER 9: GOVERNING PERFORMANCE IN THE NORDIC UNIVERSITIES: WHERE ARE WE HEADING AND WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT? Lars Geschwind, Hanne Foss Hansen, Romulo Pinheiro & Kirsi Pulkkinen