External drivers are pressing for a more privatized approach to higher
education and research, a greater reliance on technology and the more
efficient use of resources. This book analyzes recent changes in
institutional governance and management in higher education and their
impact on the academy and academic work. It draws on findings from an
international study based on a survey of academics in eighteen
countries. It opens with a chapter outlining the key issues, drivers and
challenges that inform contemporary discourse around academic work and
the profession in general. It then focuses on national case studies,
comparing changes in the top tier with the lower tiers of national
systems, public and private institutions, and other differentiating
factors appropriate in each country, which include mature and emerging
higher education systems. It concludes by proposing a series of
generalizations about the contemporary status of governance and
management of institutions of higher education.