This paper is analyzing university autonomy from four different perspectives; first by discussing how autonomy is conceptualized in the academic literature; second by analyzing the relationship between state authorities and universities; thirdly by discussing how autonomy affects organizational design; and lastly by looking at how reforms that are aimed at enhancing university autonomy have affected the internal governance structure.
University Autonomy and Organizational Change Dynamics
Tatiana Fumasoli, Åse Gornitzka and Peter Maassen
ARENA Working Paper 08/2014