Governance Reforms and Organizational Dilemmas in European Universities

University governance: insights from England and Greece

“…In fact, since 1979 the English system has moved in a much more market-driven direction without losing its focus, which is to increase the role of the market in protecting the quality of higher education (Ahmed, Ahmed, Shimul and Zuniga, 2015;Capano and Regini 2014;Middlehurst and Texeira 2012;Ntim, Soobaroyen and Broad, 2017; Powel and Ozorhon 2012; Shattock 2013). However, it should be mentioned that, following Brexit, there may be repercussions for the higher education system, at least in the long term.…”

“…The European Union's educational policy, based mainly on the Lisbon Treaty, has attempted to focus the educational policies of member states towards a 'new governance model' of higher education institutions that would facilitate the process of adjusting to the wave of globalisation and continuous change occurring in the global social and economic environment (Capano and Regini 2014;Fassoulis 2014, etc.). A convergence in higher education policy would be facilitated by a well-established information network among the member states and a close monitoring of individual higher education systems.…”

“…. &Regini, M. (2014), "Governance reforms and organizational dilemnas in European Universities", Comparative EducationReview, Vol. 58, No 1, DeHaan, H.H.…”

“…This study was undertaken mainly for the following reasons: a) in 2011(Greek Law 4009 /2011) a new law related to Greek higher education governance was introduced and had brought changes in the governance of universities such as a decline in the power of the Senate, the entering of the council into, and the increased verticalisation of, universities' decision-making processes, b) in 2011 English university governance had undergone a reform that had a great impact on the internal decision-making process with greater emphasis on the verticalisation of the decision process, and c) in both countries those reforms have raised questions and debates around them. Moreover, despite the differences in the two systems, those reforms were introduced as a nationally-driven orientation strategy, with the English system being much more institutionally autonomous than the Greek one, which bows to central government pressures in a more verticalised governance model.Although there have been studies concerning the changes that occurred in the English higher education system, such asCapano and Regini 2014; …”

Examining the Perception of the Order versus Freedom Dilemma in University Management

“…The right side to choose in a dilemma situation depends on the analysis of the situation clearly, goals and needs of the organisation, differentiation and integration of academics and approach to conflict. Examining the perception of order versus freedom dilemma in university management and identifying which side of the dilemma is most often seen in practice can give information about the organisation to understand it better, it can raise awareness to the problems occurring as a result and it can help plan solution-oriented practices [12,18]. Examining the management of order vs freedom dilemma in practice in a university sample serves to be the first study in its field.…”