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Discussions of strategic managementand productivity generally overlook fundamentalfactors of production that are on the rise withnew models of management and new modes ofproduction by which instruction and research iscreated. This paper draws on national,institutional and professional association datafrom universities and emergent professions inAustria, Germany and the US to track theshifting allocation of human resources and todetermine whether academic managers areconsidering these patterns in establishingstrategic management practices. Findings showthat, in some countries, professors represent adeclining proportion of the personnel in highereducation, although the models of managementand the allocations of personnel vary among theUS, Austria and Germany. Noting that currentstrategic management practices are notincorporating consideration of thesedevelopments, this paper offers questions andconcepts for universities to address in orderto enhance strategic management.
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Rhoades, G., Sporn, B. New Models of Management and Shifting Modes and Costs of Production: Europe and the United States. Tertiary Education and Management 8, 3–28 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017973006062
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