A case study of the changing role of the academic middle manager in higher education: Between hierarchical control and collegiality?

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 183-197

  Hellawell, David ^a   Hancock, Nick ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic middle management; Collegiality; Culture; Restructuring; University; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016591594     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02671520110037438     Document Type: Article

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