“…However, staff perception of manager commitment to and value of such frameworks also play a critical role in gaining staff buy-in (Shaw, 2018); if participation is only at a superficial level, then it is unlikely to influence organisational culture (de Lancer and Holzer, 2001) or it may even have adverse effects. In HE, local managers are critical in championing professional culture (Broadnax and Conway, 2001;Kaslow et al, 2004;Hennerby and Joyce, 2011) shaping an ethos that encourages flexibility, adaptability and readiness (Quinn and Rohrbaugh, 1981;Pandey et al, 2007) builds commitment, involvement and job satisfaction (Pandey and Stazyk, 2008) and engenders an open and collaborative environment to foster good pedological practice (Yang and Hsieh, 2006).…”