Academic zombies: A failure of resistance or a means of survival?

S Ryan - Australian Universities' Review, The, 2012 - search.informit.org
Successive waves of neoliberal reforms to higher education have taken their toll on the
academy. This paper uses the zombie metaphor to discuss the causes and consequences of …

McUniversities revisited: a comparison of university and McDonald's casual employee experiences in Australia

A Nadolny, S Ryan - Studies in Higher Education, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The McDonaldization of higher education refers to the transformation of universities from
knowledge generators to rational service organizations or 'McUniversities'. This is reflected …