The reform of UK Universities: A management dream, an academic nightmare?

Irvine Maclaren Lapsley; Juan Du

doi:10.1111/abac.12167

The reform of UK Universities: A management dream, an academic nightmare?

Irvine Maclaren Lapsley
, Juan Du

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This paper studies the impact on universities of operating in an NPM world by examining UK experiences, in general, and the specific cases of two UK universities. As institutions with high levels of human capital and articulate professionals, universities offer a complex setting to study the tensions between professions and managerialism. This study identifies the importance of accounting and calculative practices in the contemporary university and distinct professional reactions fostered by intense NPM experiences which were prompted by the 2010 UK Government's austerity programme.

Original language	English
Journal	Abacus: A Journal of Accounting, Finance and Business Studies
Volume	55
Early online date	30 Jul 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/abac.12167
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 30 Jul 2019

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universities
NPM
professions
austerity
marketisation

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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Du, J. and Lapsley, I. (2019), The Reform of UK Universities: A Management Dream, An Academic Nightmare?. Abacus. doi:10.1111/abac.12167, which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/abac.12167. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
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