This special issue assembles eight papers which provide insights into the working lives of
early career to more senior academics, from several different countries. The first common …

Purpose This article studies the tensions between universities' accountability and autonomy
in response to the demands of public steering mechanisms coordinating higher education …

Business school faculty are frequently faced with management practices they find
objectionable. Reactions vary, but compliance and hidden resistance are common …

In the context of the increased frustration and anxiety around managerialism of universities,
this article explores how a group of 11 academics, from three different universities, diverse …

In this article the author uses the lens of leadership-as-practice (LAP) to analyze the
concerns of the worker in the contemporary workplace and proposes both new insights and …

The adoption of a corporate style of university management in China has resulted in a
context in which performance indicators are the primary means of assessing university …

The academic landscape in China has undergone a profound transformation, shifting from a
spiritually rooted vocation to a model driven by managerial efficiency, catalyzed by market …

Current global drivers have challenged higher education and increased institution-wide top-
down managed reforms, including curriculum reforms. As academics are vital in curriculum …

Leading business schools all over the world increasingly tend to conform to the American-
style business school model. During recent years, a global discourse about the emergence …

An environment, in which volatility and deep uncertainty represent the leading paradigm,
pressures firms to focus their attention on adapting to disruptive environmental conditions …