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Some aspects of overall job satisfaction: a binomial logit model

Oshagbemi, Titus; Hickson, Charles - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 18 (2003) 4, pp. 357-367

While there has been several job satisfaction studies, very few of them are about the university teachers or academics in general. The present work examines not only how satisfied UK academics are with their primary tasks of teaching and research, but also their satisfaction with their pay....

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Workload allocation models and “collegiality” in academic departments

Hull, Richard - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 19 (2006) 1, pp. 38-53

Purpose – To present empirical research on the adoption of workload allocation models (WAMs) within the UK university system and relate these to the broader context of the new public management (NPM). Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on the historical sociology of the...

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The role of the HR department in organisational change in a British university

Edgley‐Pyshorn, Charlotte; Huisman, Jeroen - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 24 (2011) 5, pp. 610-625

departments. Research limitations/implications – More research could be carried out into a cross‐section of British universities …

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Looking through the “greenwashing glass cage” of the green league table towards the sustainability challenge for UK universities

Jones, David R. - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 25 (2012) 4, pp. 630-647

for universities. Design/methodology/approach – By taking a narrative and metaphorical perspective, the paper endeavours … sustainability challenge for universities by arguing that current sustainability managerial agendas and narratives, promoted by … universities contribute effectively to the wider ecological challenge. Originality/value – This paper not only offers a critique …

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Criticality by stealth: embedding tools for sustainability in the business curriculum

Redding, Peter; Cato, Molly Scott - In: Journal of Global Responsibility 2 (2011) 2, pp. 222-238

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a case study which illustrates how specific skills can be embedded within an undergraduate business module thereby promoting wider criticality and an ethos of sustainability. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyses a pragmatic...

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Competent managers? – The development and validation of a normative model using the MCI standards

Thompson, John E.; Harrison, Jeanette - In: Journal of Management Development 19 (2000) 10, pp. 836-852

Increasing demands in university management in the 1990s in the UK requires a re‐examination of the head of school’s role. The Standards are part of a radical change in the system of vocational education and training in the UK which began in 1982. A questionnaire was distributed to deans and...

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University Degrees for Sale – The Buckingham Experience

Lethbridge, David - In: Journal of Management Development 8 (1989) 3, pp. 38-49

There have been two major new developments in British education and this article reviews the origins and progress to date of both the University of Buckingham and the International Management Centre from Buckingham. The former is a fee‐paying independent university which offers honours degree...

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Market entry dynamic framework for higher education internationalisation

Jiang, Nan; Carpenter, Victoria - In: Journal of International Education in Business 4 (2011) 2, pp. 141-158

framework in other universities. Practical implications – The dynamic framework presents international market expansion within … guide universities' implementation of internationalisation by providing education‐specific modes of entry and programme …

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Cross‐cultural impression management: a cultural knowledge audit model

Spong, Abigail; Kamau, Caroline - In: Journal of International Education in Business 5 (2012) 1, pp. 22-36

Purpose – Many people moving into a new culture for work or study do so without prior cross‐cultural training, yet successful cultural adaptation has important ramifications. The purpose of this paper is to focus on cross‐cultural impression management as an element of cultural adaptation....

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Intellectual capital reporting at UK universities

Bezhani, Ivoni - In: Journal of Intellectual Capital 11 (2010) 2, pp. 179-207

) disclosure of UK universities, the relation between performance and amount of IC disclosed; and the opinion of UK universities on … of IC disclosure of the annual reports of 30 UK universities. Directors of Finance were chosen as representatives to … submit an online questionnaire about IC statements and the mandatory reporting of IC for universities. Findings – Findings …

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