• Does It Really Matter? Assessing the Performance Effects of Changes in Leadership and Management Structures in Nordic Higher Education 

      Pulkkinen, Kirsi; Aarrevaara, Timo; Berg, Laila Nordstrand; Geschwind, Lars; Hansen, Hanne Foss; Hernes, Helge; Kivistö, Jussi; Lind, Jonas Krog; Lyytinen, Anu; Pekkola, Elias; Pinheiro, Romulo; Stensaker, Bjørn; Söderlind, Johan (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Universities are public organisations, which operate in a highly institutionalised environment. They are heavily dependent on public resources. As such, universities are susceptible to shifts in governance arrangements but ...
    • Nordic Higher Education in Flux: System Evolution and Reform Trajectories 

      Pinheiro, Romulo; Aarrevaara, Timo; Berg, Laila Nordstrand; Fumasoli, Tatiana; Geschwind, Lars; Hansen, Hanne Foss; Hernes, Helge; Kivistö, Jussi; Lind, Jonas Krog; Lyytinen, Anu; Pekkola, Elias; Pulkkinen, Kirsi; Stensaker, Bjørn; Söderlind, Johan (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      This chapter provides a brief description of how the four national systems included in this study—Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden—are currently organised and structured. In doing so, it illuminates several specific ...
    • Performance in Higher Education Institutions and Its Variations in Nordic Policy 

      Kivistö, Jussi; Pekkola, Elias; Berg, Laila Nordstrand; Hansen, Hanne Foss; Geschwind, Lars; Lyytinen, Anu (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The need for greater efficiency, productivity and quality in the higher education sector has triggered increased governmental interest towards different mechanisms of accountability, especially evaluation and performance ...