Organisational and Management Theories in Higher Education

Edited by Yuzhuo Cai, Professor, Department of Education Policy and Leadership and Co-Director of the Global Research Institute for Finnish, European, and Global South Education (GRIFE), The Education University of Hong Kong, HKSAR China, Po Yang, Associate Professor, Institute of Economics of Education, Graduate School of Education, Peking University, Fengqiao Yan, Professor, Graduate School of Education, Peking University, China and Jussi Kivistö, Professor, Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University, Finland

‘Foundational theories and concepts in organisational studies have long been enriched by observations and research on educational institutions. This book extends that reciprocal relationship by illustrating how organisational and management theories can offer analytical perspectives on the internal dynamics of higher education institutions.’

• Contents1 Navigating the dynamics of higher education though organisational and management theories 1Yuzhuo Cai, Po Yang, Fengqiao Yan and Jussi Kivistö2 The use of organisational theories in higher education research 10Jeroen Huisman3 Revisiting Adaptive University Structures: a renewed framework for addressing contemporary challenges in higher education 29Barbara Sporn4 Using analytical concepts to understand change and continuity in higher education: the case of organisational identity 48Bjørn Stensaker5 Unravelling the complexities of higher education dynamics: a resilience approach 67Rómulo Pinheiro and Michael Oduro Asante6 Agencies’ roles in higher education system governance and policy-making 93Harry F. de Boer7 Funding of higher education institutions through the lens of agency theory 112Jussi Kivistö8 Institutional logics analysis of management and leadership in higher education 129 Yuzhuo Cai 9 From theories to many possible practices 164 Yuzhuo Cai, Po Yang, Fengqiao Yan and Jussi Kivistö