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Academic Middle Managers Under the New Governance Regime at Austrian Universities

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This chapter explores the deregulation of university organisational structures in Austria and discusses the emergent role of the academic middle manager. The discussion is set within the context of the organisational reforms that have occurred since the first seminal reform in the mid-1970s. Resulting issues such as bureaucratic burden, inconsistencies in the governance pattern and incentives for career advancement to middle management are discussed. Past dissatisfaction with the way in which universities were run in Austria led to several waves of organisational reforms that eventually resulted in a pattern of governance which is shaped by the New Public Management model.

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  1. Department of Science Communications and Higher Education Research, University of Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria

    Hans Pechar

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  1. LH Martin Institute for Higher Education, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, Victoria, Australia

    V. Lynn Meek

  2. LH Martin Institute for Higher Education, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, Victoria, Australia

    Leo Goedegebuure

  3. Ensino Superior (CIPES), Centro de Investigação de Politicas do, Rua 1 de Dezembro 399, Matosinhos, 4450, Portugal

    Rui Santiago

  4. Ensino Superior (CIPES), Centro de Investigação de Politicas do, Rua 1 de Dezembro 399, Matosinhos, 4450, Portugal

    Teresa Carvalho

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Pechar, H. (2010). Academic Middle Managers Under the New Governance Regime at Austrian Universities. In: Meek, V., Goedegebuure, L., Santiago, R., Carvalho, T. (eds) The Changing Dynamics of Higher Education Middle Management. Higher Education Dynamics, vol 33. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9163-5_2

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