Managing Reform in Universities

ALBERTO AMARAL Professor at the University of Porto, PortugalSONIA CARDOSO Researcher at the Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies, PortugalDAVID D. DILL Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, Department of Public Policy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USANICOLINE FROLICH Research Professor at NIFU, NorwayMARY HENKEL former Professor in the Department of Government, Brunel University, UKANA I. MELO Assistant Professor at the University of Aveiro, PortugalAMY SCOTT METCALFE Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia, USAGUY NEAVE Emeritus Professor at CIPES, PortugalKEIJO RASANEN Professor in the field of Organization and Management at the Aalto University School of Economics, FinlandMARIA J. ROSA Assistant Professor at the University of Aveiro, PortugalKERSTIN SAHLIN Professor in the Department of Business Studies, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Uppsala, SwedenTAINA SAARINEN Researcher at the Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

• Introduction How is Change in Higher Education Managed?; B.Stensaker , M.Henkel , J.Välimaa & C.Sarrico PART I: HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF CHANGE Change, Leverage, Suasion and Intent: An Historical Excursion across Three Decades of Change in Higher Education in Western Europe; G.Neave Change as an Intellectual Device and as an Object of Research Change; T.Saarinen  & J.Välimaa PART II: THE DYNAMICS BETWEEN REFORM AND CULTURE University Strategising: The Role of Evaluation as a Sensemaking Tool; N.Frølich  & B.Stensaker Let the Devil Choose: Frustration or Anxiety in the Wake of Performance Measurement in Universities; C.S.Sarrico  & A.I.Melo The Changing Culture of Academic Research: From Organization to Networks; A.Metcalfe Is There a Bridge between Quality and Quality Assurance?; M.João Rosa  & A.Amaral Students' Perceptions of Quality Assessment: Is There an Option Besides Treating Them as Consumers?; S.Cardoso Exploring New Academic Identities in Turbulent Times; M.Henkel PART III: MAINTAINING IDENTITY THROUGH ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE 'That's Dangerous': Autonomous Development Work as a Source of Renewal in Academia; K.Räsänen The Interplay of Organizing Models in Higher Education: What Room is There for Collegiality in Universities Characterized by Bounded Autonomy; K.Sahlin The Management of Academic culture Revisitied: Integrating Universitieis in an Entrepreneurial Age; D.Dill Conclusions New Practices and Identities as Drivers of Cultural Change; J.Välimaa , B.Stensaker & C.Sarrico