Title: PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM IN DUTCH HIGHER EDUCATION: THE ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE UNIVERSITY
Abstract: Public AdministrationVolume 85, Issue 1 p. 27-46 PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM IN DUTCH HIGHER EDUCATION: THE ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE UNIVERSITY HARRY F DE BOER, HARRY F DE BOER H.F. de Boer is Senior Researcher, J. Enders is Director and L. Leisyte is Junior Researcher at the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies at the University of Twente.Search for more papers by this authorJÜRGEN ENDERS, JÜRGEN ENDERS H.F. de Boer is Senior Researcher, J. Enders is Director and L. Leisyte is Junior Researcher at the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies at the University of Twente.Search for more papers by this authorLIUDVIKA LEISYTE, LIUDVIKA LEISYTE H.F. de Boer is Senior Researcher, J. Enders is Director and L. Leisyte is Junior Researcher at the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies at the University of Twente.Search for more papers by this author HARRY F DE BOER, HARRY F DE BOER H.F. de Boer is Senior Researcher, J. Enders is Director and L. Leisyte is Junior Researcher at the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies at the University of Twente.Search for more papers by this authorJÜRGEN ENDERS, JÜRGEN ENDERS H.F. de Boer is Senior Researcher, J. Enders is Director and L. Leisyte is Junior Researcher at the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies at the University of Twente.Search for more papers by this authorLIUDVIKA LEISYTE, LIUDVIKA LEISYTE H.F. de Boer is Senior Researcher, J. Enders is Director and L. Leisyte is Junior Researcher at the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies at the University of Twente.Search for more papers by this author First published: 07 March 2007 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2007.00632.xCitations: 219Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Abstract During the past few decades traditional state-centred governing arrangements have been critiqued and replaced by alternative modes of governance. Higher education is one of the public sectors where such shifts in governance have been seen. As a consequence of the reshuffling of authority and responsibilities across the different levels in Dutch higher education, universities as organizations have become important foci of attention in the system's coordination. The main question addressed in this article is to what extent we can speak of an organizational transformation of Dutch universities. Based on conceptual ideas from researchers such as Greenwood and Hinings (1996), Ferlie et al. (1996), and Brunsson and Sahlin-Andersson (2000), we use a framework that focuses attention on the concepts of the construction of identity, hierarchy and rationality to systematically analyse the various aspects of transformations of professional organizations. Citing Literature Volume85, Issue1March 2007Pages 27-46 RelatedInformation