Purpose – This paper aims to explore the themes of professionalism and managerialism in how academics in England talk about their work in universities today. The aim is to examine how academics represent their work and to identify what kind of identifications they make in the process. In doing...

<title>Abstract</title> This essay seeks to develop a theoretical framework for public-sector managerial change that draws on social movement theory, an approach located within the domain of political sociology. The essay opens with a brief examination of the literature on the New Public Management and...

This dissertation examines the structural properties of patterns in the decision-making processes used for information technology (IT) portfolio management with an emphasis on two key issues; (1) strategic alignment and (2) the mitigation of risks early-on during planning. Based on the cross...

Using a principal-agent model this research examines the efficacy of a fundamental internal control-separation of duties (SOD). The firm is the principal and non-managerial employees are agents. Three cases are studied. The first case is a bench-mark single-agent model. The second case is a SOD...