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About the Editors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I Theory and Approach; Chapter 1 Setting the Stage-Theory and Research Questions ; Abstract ; Introduction; Academic Organizations-From Organized Anarchies to Penetrated Hierarchies; Control in Professional Organizations; Universities Between Loose Coupling and Tightening; Institutional Pressures, Resources and Control; Control of External Resources in University Systems; Higher Education Politics and Policy; Implications for the Comparative Analysis of University Governance and University Policy; Content; References
Chapter 2 A Sociological Experiment on Methodological Design-Strengths and Limits of a Pragmatist Approach to Research Methods in the TRUE Project Abstract ; Introduction; Methods, Epistemologies and Communities of Practice; The TRUE Methodological Approach:A Review of the Experiences; The Rationale for Methods and the Debate; Methods in Practice. Implementation and Limitations; Constructing the Sample; Collecting Descriptive Information on the Sample; The Formal Autonomy Questionnaire; The TRUE Survey of University Members; Interviews of University Members
Systematizing Information on PoliciesMethods as a Tool for Knowledge Development; Comparing Universities; Comparative Analysis of Policies; Individual and Small-Group Analyses; Discussion and Lessons Learned; References; Part II Modern Universities as Organizations; Chapter 3 Working in the Shadow of Hierarchy: Organisational Autonomy and Venues of External Influence in European Universities ; Abstract ; Introduction; Autonomy, Influence and Control: A Conceptual Framework; Autonomy as a Situational and Multidimensional Concept; Formal Autonomy and Autonomy-in-Use; Our Approach and Data
Empirical FindingsFormal Autonomy; Autonomy-in-Use and Formal Autonomy; Managerial Autonomy; Policy Autonomy; Structural Autonomy; Financial Autonomy; Interventional Autonomy; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4 Budgeting Practices in European Universities ; Abstract ; Introduction; Conceptual Frame; Budgeting Dimensions; Processes; Actors; The Influence of Competition for Funding on Budgeting Practices; Data and Methods; Budgeting Processes; Actors; Allocation Criteria; Statistical Properties of the Data; Methods; Analysis and Results; Processes; Actors; Allocation Criteria
The Competition for Funding and the Budgeting PracticesUniversity Budgeting Models; Conclusions; References; Chapter 5 The Transformative Power of Evaluation on University Governance ; Abstract ; Introduction; Relevant Literature; Conceptual Framework and Empirical Context; Empirical Parameters; Descriptive and Correlation Analyses; Descriptive Analysis; Correlations; Comparison of the Effects of Institutionaland National Features; Conclusions; Annex: Means at Institutional Level Used for the Cluster Analysis and Respective Means of the Four Clusters; References
Chapter 2 A Sociological Experiment on Methodological Design-Strengths and Limits of a Pragmatist Approach to Research Methods in the TRUE Project Abstract ; Introduction; Methods, Epistemologies and Communities of Practice; The TRUE Methodological Approach:A Review of the Experiences; The Rationale for Methods and the Debate; Methods in Practice. Implementation and Limitations; Constructing the Sample; Collecting Descriptive Information on the Sample; The Formal Autonomy Questionnaire; The TRUE Survey of University Members; Interviews of University Members
Systematizing Information on PoliciesMethods as a Tool for Knowledge Development; Comparing Universities; Comparative Analysis of Policies; Individual and Small-Group Analyses; Discussion and Lessons Learned; References; Part II Modern Universities as Organizations; Chapter 3 Working in the Shadow of Hierarchy: Organisational Autonomy and Venues of External Influence in European Universities ; Abstract ; Introduction; Autonomy, Influence and Control: A Conceptual Framework; Autonomy as a Situational and Multidimensional Concept; Formal Autonomy and Autonomy-in-Use; Our Approach and Data
Empirical FindingsFormal Autonomy; Autonomy-in-Use and Formal Autonomy; Managerial Autonomy; Policy Autonomy; Structural Autonomy; Financial Autonomy; Interventional Autonomy; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4 Budgeting Practices in European Universities ; Abstract ; Introduction; Conceptual Frame; Budgeting Dimensions; Processes; Actors; The Influence of Competition for Funding on Budgeting Practices; Data and Methods; Budgeting Processes; Actors; Allocation Criteria; Statistical Properties of the Data; Methods; Analysis and Results; Processes; Actors; Allocation Criteria
The Competition for Funding and the Budgeting PracticesUniversity Budgeting Models; Conclusions; References; Chapter 5 The Transformative Power of Evaluation on University Governance ; Abstract ; Introduction; Relevant Literature; Conceptual Framework and Empirical Context; Empirical Parameters; Descriptive and Correlation Analyses; Descriptive Analysis; Correlations; Comparison of the Effects of Institutionaland National Features; Conclusions; Annex: Means at Institutional Level Used for the Cluster Analysis and Respective Means of the Four Clusters; References