Exploring Shared Governance for an Academic Nursing Setting

Abstract

This shift is essential for the resilience of nursing academia and the building of novel, more inclusive approaches to innovation that tap into the talent and skill of all organizational members. [J Nurs Educ. 2017;56(4):197-203.].

Faculty perception of shared governance at Vietnamese private universities

“…Existing research supports the findings of this study by demonstrating that shared governance is essential to the development and success of modern universities globally, including in countries that share the same Confucian culture as Vietnam, such as Japan, Hong Kong (China), Singapore, Korea and Taiwan (Birnbaum, 2004;Boswell et al, 2017;Currie, 2005;DeBoy, 2015;Jones, 2011;Miller & Smith & Nadler, 2016;Tierney, 2001;Lo, 2010).…”

“…The conceptual framework that informs how this phenomenon will be studied is based on Robert Birnbaum's (2004) ideology of shared governance. Birnbaum (2004) believes that shared governance is significant for the progress of today's universities given the shifting marketized environment (Boswell et al, 2017;Currie, 2005;DeBoy, 2015;Jones, 2011;Miller & Smith & Nadler, 2016;Tierney, 2001;Lo, 2010). He postulates that shared governance encompasses collaborative efforts among trustees, administrators and faculty in making institutional decisions related to academics, budgets, selection of top administrators and other operational matters (Birnbaum, 2004;Moodie & Eustace, 1974;Mortimer & McConnell, 1978).…”

“…Shared governance may benefit Vietnamese private universities as shared governance has been regarded as viable for the development and success of global higher education institutions in a modern market-oriented and shifting external environment (Birnbaum, 2004;Boswell et al, 2017;Cunningham, 2008;Currie, 2005;DeBoy, 2015;Jones, 2011;Lo, 2010;McNay, 2002;Miller et al, 2016;Taylor, 2013;Tierney, 2001). Additionally, existing research suggests that shared governance is situational and adaptable to varied circumstances (Birnbaum, 2004;Glover-Alves, 2012).…”

“…Governance has become an important issue in higher education (Tierney & Minor, 2003;Bowen & Tobin, 2015;Brace, 2015), and shared governance is essential to the development and success of a modern university globally (Birnbaum, 2004;Boswell et al, 2017;Currie, 2005;DeBoy, 2015;Jones, 2011;Miller & Smith & Nadler, 2016;Tierney, 2001;Lo, 2010). Existing research posited that the formation of governance at academic institutions is influenced by numerous factors such as their cultural background; cultural values as well as the economic, political and social bases in which higher education is stationed (Huang, 2017).…”

Factors predisposing to shared governance: a qualitative study

“…Governance structures of educational institutions directly influence the faculty members and the staff and their occupational satisfaction [2]. It appears that shared governance has a decentered structure of power and decision-making [5, 6]. These factors have provided a position for faculty members parallel to that of managers to increase their participation to decision making processes and challenge the conventional governance [4].…”