Exploring the relationship between institutional and professional autonomy: a comparative study between Portugal and Finland

Carvalho, Teresa; Diogo, Sara

doi:10.1080/1360080x.2018.1395916

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“…One key aspect that characterizes the work of academic professionals is the autonomy regarding their work. This autonomy, which is especially enjoyed by professors, makes the profession hard to steer from the outside (Carvalho & Diogo 2018;Evetts 2009).…”

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Change and continuity in the academic profession: Finnish universities as living labs

2019

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The academic profession is challenged by the changing environment. Global trends, such as managerialism and new public management, have been influencing all public organizations, including universities. The academic profession is dynamic by its nature; it reflects any changes in its environment. However, the academic profession is also characterized by continuity. In this study, we describe the current changes and continuities of the academic profession in Finland, as perceived by top and middle managers employed in Finnish Universities. We found out that logics and values by organizational professionalism are emphasized; however, occupational professionalism is also deeply rooted in the practices of Finnish universities. Additionally, we found out that changes are often associated with managerial values, such as control and evaluation, and in contrast, the continuities of academic work are commonly related to professorial authority and academic identity. These two aspects of the profession and organization are not opposite, they occur simultaneously; however, there are tensions between them. In this article, we would like to emphasize that change of the academic profession is a hybrid, there exists both, changes and continuities in the logics and values related to the profession and the organization.

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2019

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“…In this context, we can think of managing knowledge by creating advantages to both individuals and institutions. Although the university research centres assume their mission as knowledge creation privileged spaces, the management of knowledge within these organisations seems to be, still, at an embryonic stage (SOUSA; HENDRIKS, 2008) despite their significant increase of autonomy (CARVALHO; DIOGO, 2018).…”

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Enhancing the Visibility and Impact of Scholarly Research: an exploratory study on knowledge production settings

Pinho

Diogo

2018

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Research work and knowledge production have a lack of visibility and impact strategies. At the individual level, researchers must share their results and disseminate outputs, such as publications, patents, etc. In addition, research work is a collaborative space based on formal and informal procedures. The literature on the field argues that there is the need to improve the visibility of research in order to enhance its impact, at both the academic and the societal level. This article is based on recent studies about impact-oriented monitoring and assessment. In order to identify researchers' tools and strategies to address this situation, an exploratory study in two university research centers in Portugal was developed. Preliminary results show a need for implementing strategies at both organizational and individual levels that define the relevance of knowledge production for the research center, while simultaneously promoting visibility and impact of this production.

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“…A autonomia processual representa o conjunto de técnicas selecionadas para alcançar estes objetivos e programas (Ordorika, 2003;Chiang, 2004;Sirat & Kaur, 2010;Baschung et al, 2011;Piironen, 2013;Nokkala & Bladh, 2014;Maassen et al, 2017;Hong, 2018 A primeira dimensão é a financeira. Pandey (2004) Autonomia financeira currículo e oferecer novos cursos e inovar nas metodologias de ensino (Pandey, 2004;Enders et al, 2013;Maassen et al, 2017;Carvalho & Diogo, 2018;Jarernsiripornkul & Pandey, 2018).…”

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“…A dimensão política da autonomia avalia o quanto as IESs podem decidir sobre quantidade e qualidade dos bens e serviços a serem entregues, bem como o público que almeja atingir (Enders et al, 2013;Maassen et al, 2017;Carvalho & Diogo, 2018). Para Ordorika (2003) eHong (2018) esta dimensão inclui a nomeação de autoridades e resolução de conflitos.…”

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“…A dimensão jurídica diz respeito à situação legal da organização (pública ou privada) e suas implicações para o nível de autonomia (Enders et al, 2013;Maassen et al, 2017;Carvalho & Diogo, 2018). A autonomia de intervenção considera a transparência na prestação de contas e como as IESs lidam com possíveis intervenções do governo (Enders et al, 2013;Carvalho & Diogo, 2018).…”

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Autonomia institucional e dimensões da internacionalização de Instituições de Ensino Superior brasileiras

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The present dissertation explores the relationship between institutional autonomy and the internationalization of Brazilian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). It is assumed that the sustainability of the internationalization process of an HEI is influenced by the configuration of its autonomy. From theoretical perspective, it is expected to understand the HEIs within the institutional theory and, in management terms, that institutional managers can broaden their knowledge about the institutional structure, the environmental context and the use and attraction of resources. This dissertation contains three chapters in the format of academic papers, besides the presentation and conclusion. The second chapter consists of a theoretical-empirical article based on the systematic literature review method, carried out on the ISI-Web of Knowledge and Scopus bases. The results showed the existence of several factors associated with institutional autonomy and internationalization in this context, highlighting the influence of external environmental factors. Organizational and structural factors were also found. Among the organizational elements about autonomy, the literature converges. Regarding internationalization, the attempt to establish prescriptive processes that support manager´s decision is perceptible. In this sense, both public and private HEIs are increasingly adapting their structures to more marketable management that can compete in this complex and multidimensional reality. The third chapter presents a theoretical-empirical article based on the empirical validation of experts from nine public HEIs contemplated by CAPES PrInt in 2018, through structured questionnaire and content analysis. The results showed that institutional autonomy presents itself in its academic, financial and organizational form, with several limitations due to regulatory environment conditions. By relating autonomy to internationalization, the influence of academic autonomy on internationalization initiatives was attested in public HEIs. At first, internationalization is often part of the individual initiative of teachers and researchers to be formally incorporated by HEI. It is necessary to understand institutional capacities and motivations in order to consolidate internationalization, which will allow Brazilian HEIs to design flexible and sustainable strategies that expand their competitive conditions. The fourth and final chapter is also a theoretical-empirical article that discusses the interrelationships between autonomy and dimensions of internationalization of a private Brazilian HEI. The results show in private HEIs the organizational and financial autonomy is more expressive for internationalization compared to the academic type, due to the lack of institutional direction. It was found that internationalization occurs formally as a strategic institutional action. In the case of these institutions, the institutional profile (research or market) determines the way in which internationalization is conceived. In market-oriented HE...

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Exploring the relationship between institutional and professional autonomy: a comparative study between Portugal and Finland

Cited by 19 publications

References 32 publications

Change and continuity in the academic profession: Finnish universities as living labs

Change and continuity in the academic profession: Finnish universities as living labs

Enhancing the Visibility and Impact of Scholarly Research: an exploratory study on knowledge production settings

Autonomia institucional e dimensões da internacionalização de Instituições de Ensino Superior brasileiras

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