L'objet de cet article est l'analyse, dans le contexte législatif actuel, des conséquences possibles, sur le système français de recherche, de la création de l’Agence Nationale de la Recherche. L’ANR a été mise en place dans une logique de réforme du système. Dans ce cadre-là, que...

Information and communication technologies have had an ongoing impact on the material conditions of higher education at all levels for many years. Not only is this process documented by scholarly work (Dutton & Loader 2002; Dutton et al. 2004; Temple 2008; Jamieson et al. 2000), but its results are made...

Scholars of management and organization studies have become increasingly interested in space and spatial dynamics. The organization of space, the distribution of artifacts, and, more generally the very materiality of work, have become recognized as key dimensions of organizational life (Clegg...

Does organizational governance contribute to academic quality? Two top research universities are observed in-depth: Berkeley and the MIT. Three key factors are listed that help generate consistent and lasting high performance. Priority is allocated to self-evaluation and to the development of...

In this chapter, we use the story of the student hazing in French universities as an unethical behavior to illustrate how materialities are used to construct and destruct the corporate reputation. The study focuses on multiple stakeholders’ perceptions and practices over time. Using data...

This paper assesses the impact on economic growth of increased efficiency of public spending in primary and lower-secondary education. Higher efficiency in publ ic spending in schools can bolster growth through two main channels. On the one hand, it can allow a transfer of labour from the public...

The paper presents the GAMEO model. It is a dynamic microsimulation model which aims at analyse educational output. It develops a generational approach and put the stress on the ditribution of educational output differentiated by type an level of degree.