Organizational transformation and scientific change : the impact of institutional restructuring on universities and intellectual innovation

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Organizational transformation and scientific change : the impact of institutional restructuring on universities and intellectual innovation

edited by Richard Whitley, Jochen Gläser

(Research in the sociology of organizations : a research annual / editor, Samuel B. Bacharach, v. 42)(Emerald books)

Emerald, 2014

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Recent changes to the funding and governance of higher education and scientific research systems are affecting both the organisation of the sciences and the nature of universities as strategic actors in many countries. Transforming the organisational contexts in which research is carried out has altered the dynamics of scientific change through shifts in the authority relations that influence the development and implementation of organisational strategies. The first part of this book deals with the transformation of universities as strategic organisational actors - in some cases creating them as such - while the second shows how governance and authority shifts are affecting the kinds of research goals being pursued by academics in different public science systems. By bringing together the analysis of organisational change in universities with that of how institutional changes are affecting intellectual innovation in different fields, this volume integrates work in the sociology of organisations, science policy, higher education studies, innovation research and the sociology of science. It is therefore of interest to a wide academic and policy development audience in many countries.

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The Impact of Institutional Reforms on the Nature of Universities as Organisations. EDITORS' INTRODUCTION. Empowerment of French Universities by Funding and Evaluation Agencies. Funding Individuals - Changing Organisations: The Impact of the ERC on Universities. Where have All the Scientists Gone? Building Research Profiles at Dutch Universities and its Consequences for Research. Merger Mania in Science: Organizational Restructuring and Patterns of Cooperation in an Academic Research Centre. Institutional Conditions and Changing Research Practices in Switzerland. Cold Atoms - Hot Research: High Risks, High Rewards in Five Different Authority Structures. Highly Adaptable but Not Invulnerable: Necessary and Facilitating Conditions for Research in Evolutionary Developmental Biology. Path Dependence and Policy Steering in the Social Sciences: The Varied Impact of International Large Scale Student Assessment on the Educational Sciences in Four European Countries. Where to Go for a Change: The Impact of Authority Structures in Universities and Public Research Institutes on Changes of Research Practices. Computer Corpus Linguistics: An Innovation in the Humanities. How do Institutional Changes Affect Scientific Innovations? The Effects of Shifts in Authority Relationships, Protected Space, and Flexibility. Advisory Board. List of Contributors. Organizational Transformation and Scientific Change: The Impact of Institutional Restructuring on Universities and Intellectual Innovation. Research in the sociology of organizations. Organizational Transformation and Scientific Change: The Impact of Institutional Restructuring on Universities and Intellectual Innovation. Copyright page. The Impact of Institutional Reforms on the Nature of Universities as Organisations. EDITORS' INTRODUCTION. Empowerment of French Universities by Funding and Evaluation Agencies. Funding Individuals - Changing Organisations: The Impact of the ERC on Universities. Where have All the Scientists Gone? Building Research Profiles at Dutch Universities and its Consequences for Research. Merger Mania in Science: Organizational Restructuring and Patterns of Cooperation in an Academic Research Centre. Institutional Conditions and Changing Research Practices in Switzerland. Cold Atoms - Hot Research: High Risks, High Rewards in Five Different Authority Structures. Highly Adaptable but Not Invulnerable: Necessary and Facilitating Conditions for Research in Evolutionary Developmental Biology. Path Dependence and Policy Steering in the Social Sciences: The Varied Impact of International Large Scale Student Assessment on the Educational Sciences in Four European Countries. Where to Go for a Change: The Impact of Authority Structures in Universities and Public Research Institutes on Changes of Research Practices. Computer Corpus Linguistics: An Innovation in the Humanities. How do Institutional Changes Affect Scientific Innovations? The Effects of Shifts in Authority Relationships, Protected Space, and Flexibility. Advisory Board. List of Contributors. Organizational Transformation and Scientific Change: The Impact of Institutional Restructuring on Universities and Intellectual Innovation. Research in the sociology of organizations. Organizational Transformation and Scientific Change: The Impact of Institutional Restructuring on Universities and Intellectual Innovation. Copyright page.

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  • NCID
    BB15798781
  • ISBN
    • 9781783506842
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Bingley
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 406 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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