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Motivating the Professoriate Why Sticks and Carrots are only for Donkeys

Title
Motivating the Professoriate [electronic resource]: Why Sticks and Carrots are only for Donkeys / Ian M. Evans and Luanna H. Meyer
Author
Evans, Ian M.
Publication
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2003.

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Meyer, Luanna H.
Found In
Higher Education Management and Policy Vol. 15, no. 3, p. 151-167 1726-9822
Description
20 p.
Summary
Government decreases in funding to universities accompanied by increased accountability measures for both teaching and research have resulted in tertiary management structures consistent with these developments. Universities have historically relied upon the active and collegial participation of their academic staff to achieve the goals and aspirations that have driven the sector for generations. This paper utilises psychological motivation theory and research to examine developments designed by management to promote faculty productivity. We challenge the naive implementation of change strategies that do not appear to be based on theory and/or research. Strategies are proposed for monitoring such changes in policy and practice within well-established social science paradigms to ensure achievement of desired ends rather than undesirable negative effects upon the university's capacity to fulfil its role in the creation and transmission of new knowledge...
Subject
Education
LCCN
10.1787/hemp-v15-art29-en
OCLC
oecd-lib-001236
Author
Evans, Ian M.
Title
Motivating the Professoriate [electronic resource]: Why Sticks and Carrots are only for Donkeys / Ian M. Evans and Luanna H. Meyer
Imprint
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2003.
Connect to:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/hemp-v15-art29-en
Indexed Term
Education
Added Author
Meyer, Luanna H.
Found In:
Higher Education Management and Policy Vol. 15, no. 3, p. 151-167 15:3<151 1726-9822
Other Editions:
Motiver le corps professoral : Les universitaires n'ont besoin ni de bâtons ni de carottes fre (FR-PaOEC)hemp-v15-art29-fr
Other Standard Identifier
10.1787/hemp-v15-art29-en doi
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