Higher education institutions are now operating in a rapidly
changing environment, as economic, societal and technological
developments such as cost containment and lifelong learning force
them to adopt flexible structures that can adapt quickly to market
demands. Adaptive University Structures examines the level of
adaptability in universities in Europe and the United States,
drawing out the lessons learnt for policy makers and managers to
develop such structures, and help their institutions survive and
embrace change. The author draws on three studies of universities
which are identified as comparatively adaptive and innovative- New
York University, University of Michigan, and the University of
California at Berkeley- and in contrast three European institutions
which are trying to improve their adaptive capacity- Universita
Bocconi, Universitat St. Gallen and Wirtschafts universitat Wien.
The book presents an overview of difference disciplines within
the universities and their views on adaptation. It examines the
importance of an institution's environment and its dynamics for
adaptive capacity, and concludes that an ideal academic
organization is open to change, with collegial governance
structures that provide faculty support for adaptation. The author
highlights in particular the role of institutional leaders in
encouraging adaptation and a professional management and
entrepreneurial spirit. The book concludes with an overview of
different adaptation theories, and proposes a new theory to help
university management to understand their institutional adaptive
capacity better and develop strategies for the future.
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